Conte did not resign, Abramovich was forced to take action
Italian strategist Antonio Conte will say "no" to resigning, putting the decision about the Chelsea hot seat into the hands of powerful owner Roman Abramovich.
The British media all believe that Conte will be fired immediately after the disastrous 1-4 defeat against Watford. This is also the third defeat in the last four appearances of the Premier League champions.
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| Abramovich will decide Conte's future. |
However, 24 hours after the Italian strategist challenged Chelsea's board of directors to fire him, the big bosses at Stamford Bridge remained "inactive".
Sources from within the Stamford Bridge team said that today (February 7), The Blues officials sat down together to discuss Conte's future.
The 48-year-old coach's decision to stay or leave will be decided after this unusual meeting.
Express provided more information, billionaire Abramovich will not attend, but all his opinions will be conveyed through female Director - Marina Granovskaia.
In recent days, there has been talk of Chelsea's board of directors starting to approach Luis Enrique as well as Ancelotti, but both coaches do not want to take over the team at this chaotic time.
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| Chelsea players have 3 days off after defeat at Watford. |
Instead, Enrique and Ancelotti hope to start working from the new 2018/19 season. That puts Chelsea in a dilemma, because if they "fire" Conte immediately, they will be forced to appoint an assistant as interim coach until the end of the season.
In another development, Conte suddenly gave the entire team three days off from training. According to him, the players were showing signs of fatigue due to being overloaded, having to constantly compete during the Christmas and New Year period, leading to many injuries.
Therefore, he decided to let his students have more time to rest, before regrouping on Friday (February 9).
