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Conte seeks Chelsea ‘solution’
- Updated: September 24, 2016
Antonio Conte admits he must address Chelsea’s defensive issues and “find a solution” after their 3-0 defeat to Arsenal on Saturday.
The Blues were second best in the opening 45 minutes, with an early mistake from Gary Cahill allowing Alexis Sanchez to open the scoring.
Conte brought on summer signing Marcos Alonso early in the second half and also changed to three at the break.
Despite not conceding again, though, the Blues could not get back into the game.
“I have to solve the situation,” said Conte. “The situation is that, every game, we concede minimum three goals. Two at the back, three at the back, four at the back, I don’t care. I just have to solve this.
“I must find the right solution for this team because, in every game, we are conceding two goals minimum. I work a lot to find the right solution.”
While Chelsea were unconvincing at the back, Conte was reluctant to place all of the blame on the defenders.
“I think that it’s not good to talk about the …
