Willian targets Chelsea title

Chelsea winger Willian is desperate for the season to end so the club can rebuild for a title challenge under Antonio Conte.

Guus Hiddink’s side welcome bitter rivals Tottenham Hotspur to Stamford Bridge, live on Monday Night Football, with their hopes of silverware having long since evaporated.

Chelsea are ninth in the table – 29 points off leaders Leicester City – after a season of turmoil which saw Hiddink replace the sacked Jose Mourinho in December.

But with Conte, currently the Italy coach, set to take over as manager at the end of the season, Willian believes the club will challenge for silverware again in 2016-17.

“This season was difficult for us,” Willian told Sky Sports’ Soccer Saturday. “It was strange. Sometimes we played good football but we didn’t have the luck. Sometimes we couldn’t score.

“Last season we were champions and this season we have won nothing. This is difficult for us because now we do not have the motivation to play, to train, because we have nothing to win. We only play for our …

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