Courtois relishing prospect of title after Chelsea woes

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'I hope, ' Conte said, when reminded of the celebrations in Turin.

Despite his side's total control of the game, the ever feverish Conte prowled the touchline as usual, gesticulating wildly and yelling commands to his players.

The winger had been in fine form this year despite his team's struggles and his own injury, scoring 9 league goals in just 28 appearances. It's understandable because they've done just about to enough to stay up, but they've been so poor lately and I can't see that changing.

Chelsea beat Middlesbrough on Monday night to move seven points clear.

"It was probably more comfortable last time but the run-in is always the same, there is always a stage in the season when it's going to be tight, when teams are putting pressure on and you're having to win", he said.

"Next season will be different because we have to play in another competition (the Champions League).

They are eighth in the league and have had a very good year".

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Only an incredible collapse could prevent Conte bagging the title in his first season and adding it to his three Serie A crowns achieved in successive seasons with Juventus. They'll make it very hard, be as good as ever on set-plays, and if they can score first then Chelsea may have to wait until Monday night to win the title.

Conte agreed a £6.5million-per-year deal when he signed a three-year contract with Chelsea last summer - and the Italian has proved value for money with Chelsea on the brink of clinching the Double. We had to solve a lot of problems.

"When you finish 10th in the league it means that the problem is not only one, but there are a lot of problems".

"We are looking forward to a game of football which has three points riding on it, nothing else". And it would be a surprise if it didn't happen on Friday, with West Brom having gone six games and nearly two months without a victory in the league.

But the immediate priority is to deliver the Premier League trophy and Tottenham Hotspur's defeat at West Ham United last week together with Chelsea's defeat of Middlesbrough on Monday significantly eased the pressure during the run-in. Now there is a good opportunity because Tottenham's defeat was, for us, a good opportunity to take three points and try to win the title before the end of the season.

Speaking to Omnisport, the Shanghai SIPG defender said: "The truth is that Chelsea have great players too". We want it to become a great season. With the national team I took over in the worst period. Conte, whose side have led the table since November in his first season in charge, has been counting down the points, repeating each week like a mantra the number needed to get over the line. "It's been a very long time since I've seen a player who has so many qualities".

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