Chelsea manager Antonio Conte expressed
regret after his side’s 13-game winning run in the Premier League was ended by
a 2-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday.
Leaders
Chelsea were aiming to become the first team to win 14 successive games in the
same English top-flight season, but Dele Alli’s brace of headers stopped them
short of the record.
Chelsea’s
lead over second-place Liverpool remains five points, while Tottenham are now
seven points off the pace in third place.
“It
is a pity to stop this run, but Tottenham is a good team, a really strong team
and I think is for sure one of the teams that can fight for the title until the
end,” Conte told Sky Sports.
“We
knew that defeat could happen before the game, but I think today I saw a game
with a good balance. They scored a goal at the end of the first half and the
second goal in our best moment.
“When
you concede two goals, for sure you have to improve. My team are top of the
table because we are working a lot. This league is very tough and it is
important to continue to work.”
Asked
to explain Chelsea’s defeat, centre-back Gary Cahill said: “We were short today
all over the pitch. I don’t know why. We are not robots.
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