Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte, has lambasted Sky Sports pundits Jamie Redknapp and Gary Neville, calling them stupid.
The duo had questioned the Italian’s tactics in the 1-0 defeat against Manchester City, labelling it “anti-football” and “embarrassing” respectively.
The goal by Bernardo Silva goal some seconds into the second half, helped City increase their lead over Liverpool to 18 points, though Manchester United can cut that to 16 if they beat Crystal Palace on Monday night.
Redknapp also labelled Chelsea’s performance as a “crime against football” while Neville, who was on co-commentary duties at the Etihad Stadium, said the visiting players had performed like “mannequins”.
Reacting to the two pundits, Conte had said,
The pundit has to use the head to understand when you speak about tactics. I think you must have knowledge to speak about tactics and not only to speak in a stupid way. You have to accept every criticism but I am not so stupid to play against Manchester City open and to lose 3-0 or 4-0.
“If I remember well, Arsenal played twice against them and then you [media] criticise a lot [Arsène] Wenger because they concede three goals in only 30 minutes.
“We must have big regrets for the defeat against Bournemouth and Watford, against Manchester United but I don’t think today because we played against a team that are shown to be a strong team.”
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