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title: "Antonio Conte slams his players after the loss in Rome"
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# Antonio Conte slams his players after the loss in Rome

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte did not pull any punches when discussing his team’s performance in Rome, saying that his players lacked ‘everything’.

The Blues lost 3-0 in their Champions League group game as the home side put them to the sword and when asked about what was missing from the performance, the Italian [said](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/10/31/antonio-conte-says-chelsea-players-lacked-everything-roma-defeat/):

> I was satisfied with the first half performance and the score was unfair but we lacked everything in the second half and Roma were the better team in every point, in terms of motivation and hunger. They won all the duels and more than deserved this win.

![Paolo Bruno/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/868746606.jpg)

Conte also said that his side are lacking the consistency which they showed last season when they stormed to a league title win.

> We are going through ups and downs and, to be competitive, you need consistency. That has been lacking so far, but we have to find a way of overcoming them. We need to have the will – I repeat – to dig deep. If we think that only because our name is Chelsea, and the opponent have fear of the name Chelsea, this is not the right way. We have to find the hunger we showed all last season and, this season, only sometimes. If you are a great team you must have stability. You must have consistency. At this moment we are struggling a lot to find this type of balance.

Things won’t get any easier for Chelsea as their next game is against a Manchester United side who look to be in very good form, especially defensively and there is no clear indication whether Ngolo Kante will be fit for the match.