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Chelsea 2017/18 Premier League season preview: Can Antonio Conte continue to do what he does best?

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The Chelsea manager has cut an unhappy figure in pre-season AFP/Getty Images
Will the Italian defend his title like he so often did at Juventus or will he have a 'Mourinho season'?

What’s changed?

Most bizarrely, the mood - despite entering the season as defending champions. The sense of celebration from that has gradually evaporated, because Antonio Conte is currently so evidently irritated about the make-up of his squad.
Chelsea's number of available players has decreased, and it is currently open to question whether they have the bodies - and the goals - to retain their title. That could of course be overplaying it since Conte went into last season just as disgruntled about signings, only to adapt, address his side’s issues from within and create a team that romped to the title.   
There might be a suspicion that many of last season’s title-winners drastically over-performed, but then that itself could be offset by the possibility that they will even better understand their manager’s approach. Conte may have a history of histrionics over transfers, after all, but he has no history of dropping off after a title win. Juventus kept going, kept winning. That should be kept in mind for Chelsea, even if other problems currently occupy so many of the manager’s thoughts.

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