Antonio Conte says Chelsea played with fear at Watford and lack character

• Head coach is ‘not worried’ about his job at Stamford Bridge• Italian says performance at Vicarage Road was ‘very poor’Antonio Conte admitted his team had been undermined by fear and cast doubt over whether some of Chelsea’s players have the strength of character to thrive at a big club after the Premier League champions were thrashed at Watford.A second successive defeat by three goals, the first time Chelsea have endured that ignominy in 22 years, has heaped further pressure on Conte, who is left contemplating publicly whether he will be able turn the team’s fortunes around. The head coach had called for a show of support from the board before this fixture in an attempt to quash suggestions he would leave the club before the end of the season but, after his team played for an hour with 10 men, he saw them succumb to a third defeat in four games. “We played with fear,” he said. “To play football in a great club, it means you must have a personality. It’s simple to play when there is the confidence. Especially in this type of moment, you can see who is [ready to play] for a great club, to play with personality and also to risk something. Continue reading…
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