WEST BROMWICH, England — Chelsea’s players were lying in wait for Manager Antonio Conte when he returned to the dressing room on Friday. He had been celebrating with them in front of jubilant fans who had traveled to the Hawthorns, bouncing, dancing, allowing himself to be thrown into the air, but he had to be drawn away, even as the party started to get into full swing.
There were television interviews to be done after a 1-0 road victory over West Bromwich Albion, a hundred congratulations to receive after winning the championship in his first season in England.