If this turns out to be Antonio Conte’s final game as Chelsea manager – and who could really be surprised if they do part ways? – at least he has gone out on a high. For all the problems, the unending politics and the clear impression of a manager who knows his time is up, another trophy has been added to the collection. Last year, the Premier League, this season, the FA Cup; only at Chelsea, perhaps, could a manager with that return now be cut loose.
It is an eccentric twist bearing in mind Chelsea have just won the eighth FA Cup of their history, moving joint third with Tottenham on the all-time list. But this can be an unorthodox club, and who can possibly say the boom-and-bust policy does not work when Chelsea, on Roman Abramovich’s watch, have accumulated so much silverware? This was the 15th trophy of the Abramovich era – and that is not even using the José Mourinho tactic of counting Community Shields.
Written by Daniel Taylor at Wembley
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/may/19/chelsea-manchester-united-fa-cup-match-report under the title “Chelsea’s Eden Hazard spot-on to sink Manchester United and win FA Cup”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
