There have been persistent rumours regarding his long-term future at Chelsea but Antonio Conte has lambasted the lack of respect shown to him by media reports linking every manager to the London club.
Conte has all but given up hopes of catching Premier League leaders Manchester City, who are 11 points clear at the top, but suggested after Saturday’s 1-0 win over Southampton that there’s a next season to do battle with Pep Guardiola again.
“Every day there is speculation about my future,” Conte told reporters.
“It’s not right because I think I deserve a bit of respect for what I did last season, for what I am doing this season.
“To read every week: ‘Next season the club contacts this coach or this coach’ – for me this is not a problem, but it can create problems with the players because the players believe we could [drift] apart.
“I have another year on my contract, so in this moment my focus is total, to improve my players, to try to improve the team, to try to improve the club.
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