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Antonio Conte hangs on to Chelsea job amid major dressing-room tension following crushing Watford defeat

Daily Mail | February 6, 2018

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Antonio Conte was hanging on to his job on Tuesday despite increasing player unrest at Stamford Bridge.

Sportsmail can reveal there is major dressing-room tension at Chelsea but Conte insists he will not be forced out of his job.

Conte has privately acknowledged he will not be Chelsea manager next season but he is refusing to walk away, preferring for owner Roman Abramovich to decide his fate.

Antonio Conte is clinging to his job as Chelsea boss after a 4-1 defeat by Watford on Monday
Antonio Conte is clinging to his job as Chelsea boss after a 4-1 defeat by Watford on Monday
The Vicarage Road loss follows a humiliating 3-0 defeat by Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge
The Vicarage Road loss follows a humiliating 3-0 defeat by Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge

Conte has 18 months left on his current £9million-a-year contract and will be due lucrative compensation if he is sacked.

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