Antonio Conte remained in a state of agitation. The Chelsea manager had seen Eden Hazard put his team in charge of the FA Cup final with a first-half penalty but he did not celebrate. Instead, he continued to chew the ear of the fourth official, Lee Mason. Conte wanted a red card to be shown to the Manchester United defender Phil Jones, for what he felt had been a last-man foul on Hazard.
It seemed to sum up what has been a slog of a season for Conte – even at the good moments, he could have gripes. It has had the feel of one long argument between him and the club and there was the unmistakable end-of-era impression for him at Wembley.
Written by David Hytner at Wembley
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/may/20/thibaut-courtios-antonio-conte-chelsea-fa-cup-final under the title “Thibaut Courtois stands tall to grant Antonio Conte a glorious swansong | David Hytner”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
