The english premier league is all painted "Blue" after Antonio Conte's side, Chelsea, beat West Brom 1-0 at the Hawthorns through a late strike from Michy Batshuayi. This gave the top performer Italian manager an EPL title in his first season in England, with two games remaining, bringing the Chelsea EPL titles total to six. The Italian brings a fresh twist of football to England having left Italy after the UEFA Euro 2016 to take up the managerial mantle at Chelsea.
Conte enjoyed tremendous success himself as a player, having gone down in the history books of Juventus, playing as a midfielder, as one of the most decorated and influential players of all time. He, therefore, brings vast experience to the EPL and his first season is already some topping on the pie.
Countdown to the victory
Chelsea have been on remarkable form this season and the manager attributes the English Premier League success to commitment, team spirit, hard work and resilience exhibited by his players. Notable is the comeback game changer they made after losing 3-0 to Arsenal last September.
Antonio Conte says the loss played a "pivotal role" in their season, as he was forced to change tactics to a three-man defense and went ahead to enjoy a winning streak of 13 straight matches, to come from a distant eighth position to now sitting 10 points clear of their closest competitors, Tottenham Hotspur F.C., and with two remaining spare games.
30-year-old superstar footballer Cesc Fabregas said the win was very satisfying, being his second league title with The Blues. The English Premier League is no doubt the most competitive and challenging and the taste of success from winning such a race is mighty and revitalizing. It was a villain to hero story for the star of the night, Michy Batshuayi, who was resigned from PSG and didn't look promising but went ahead to have an incredible season and net the league winner.
He thanks manager Antonio Conte for his outstanding work ethic that led to the realization of his long time dream, that of winning the English Premier League.
The Blues future
Antonio Conte seems to be a steely-eyed, ambitious gentleman with a firm maximum focus on the prize. He argues,"why have one when you could have two? This is the mentality Chelsea will be unleashing on Arsenal in their 27th May FA Cup Final clash. He says that bagging the two trophies will turn the season from being just "great," to incredibly "fantastic."