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- Updated: December 23, 2016
Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte hopes to enjoy his first experience of festive football having avoided going shopping for Christmas presents.
The Blues enter the Christmas and new year programme with a six-point lead and on an 11-match Premier League winning streak.
Conte’s side play at home to Bournemouth on Boxing Day and Stoke on New Year’s Eve and at Tottenham on January 4, live on Sky Sports 1.
And the former Juventus midfielder and boss and Italy head coach is looking forward to a time many managers, both native and foreign, have lamented.
“This is the first experience for me and my family, to work, to play football [at this time of year],” Conte said.
“It can be, and I hope it will be, a fantastic experience.”
Asked whether …
