Life Will Go On Whether I Keep My Job Or Not – Conte

Antonio Conte has come out to say that he does not fear for his job and his “soul is clear” despite Chelsea suffering a second humiliating Premier League defeat in less than a week against Watford.

The Italian said that “life will go on” whether or not he keeps his job after a loss in which he admitted his team had played with “no personality.”

“It’s very difficult for me to transfer my thoughts… I hope that, tonight, for once you understand me,” he said. “I’m not worried about my job. I work every day, and I give 120 percent. OK? If this is enough, it’s OK. Otherwise, the club can take a different decision. But I’m not worried.

“It’s very difficult because, every day and every press conference, you ask me if I’m worried. No. I’m not worried. Tomorrow is another day. I can be the Chelesa coach or not. Which is the problem?

“My soul [conscience] is clear. I go to sleep without a problem that maybe, maybe, I could do this or that. I try to do everything. If it’s not good, the club can make a different decision. Life goes on.

“We played with no personality. From the start, I didn’t see confidence to play football. Usually we train and we play football with confidence. Sometimes we also take risks. Today, our start was very poor. We started with fear. I think this is the worst situation that I can see as a coach.

“To play football in a great club, it means you must have a personality because it’s simple to play when there is the confidence. Especially in this type of moment, you can see who is [ready to play] for a great club. To play with personality and also to risk something.

“In this moment, you have to show you have personality. We have to work, to try to work… but sometimes the work is not enough to change the situation.

“I try to continue. I try to continue to work, to try to improve different aspects of my players. But, today, our performance was very poor.

“For sure, I have to take responsibility. Maybe I made the wrong decision for the starting XI.”