Chelsea suffered their second defeat this season this season in the hands of title rivals Manchester City, who won with a single goal scored by former Chelsea midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, and Conte, has heaped praise on the Belgium international calling him the "Complete Player
De Bruyne, was sold by former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho after the midfielders failure to force himself in to the first team lineup of the current Manchester United manager. |
| Then Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho sold De Bruyne for being unfit. |
Chelsea were well beaten by Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, losing the game by a 1-0 scoreline that really flattered the Blues. The Blues, were outplayed, out thought and outscored by the red hot Pep Guardiola Manchester City.
To add insult to injury, Kevin De Bruyne, scored the winning goal, which ensured that City left Stamford Bridge with all three points.
The Blues, fell apart, after striker Alvaro Morata asked to be substituted during the first half with an injury concern.
When asked about de Bruyne as a player after the game, Antonio Conte was highly complimentary of the Belgian, praising his various quality and calling him the “complete player” with a combination of physical and technical skills that were all on display in London.
“I don’t know, honestly, what happened in the past, but for sure we are talking about a top player, the complete player. He’s good – technical, fast, and he works hard for his team. He is the complete player.” – Antonio Conte.
He isn’t the first person to lament this particular legacy of Mourinho at Stamford Bridge, but one has to remember the situation the club were in then, with Oscar and Juan Mata both coming through as young players who looked set to own the position for years to come.
At this stage, there’s no point looking back on the past and asking what your team could have done better. We let Kevin go and it was a mistake, that’s all there is to it.
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