It will be a joke if points are deducted from Chelsea – Conte

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It will be a joke if points are deducted from Chelsea – Conte

Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte, has said that it will be “a joke”, if they are slammed with points deduction.

The Premier League leaders may be hit with a points deduction, after being charged over player behaviour for the fifth time in 19 months.

The Blues and Manchester City have already been charged by the Football Association, for failing to control their players over the mass brawl that ensued at the Etihad last weekend.

No Chelsea player was dismissed, but the Stamford Bridge side are in danger of becoming the first top-flight team since 1990, to suffer the grave consequences.

Manchester United and Arsenal were punished for brawling in 1990 with points deduction and the FA has already warned Chelsea, after they appealed over the ugly scenes in the London Derby against Tottenham in May this year.

The conclusion of that panel was that Chelsea could be be docked points if their players continued to misbehave.

“For me, if you are involved in a situation where you are not at fault, why must you pay?” the Italian said. “Why? I don’t understand this. At the end of the Manchester City game, my players tried to keep their calm. It would be a joke [if the FA imposed such a punishment on his club]. You must be honest and understand which team is at fault,” Conte said on Sunday, after their 1-0 win over West Brom at home.

“We are trying to improve all aspects, and also this. We had a bad record in the past, but now we are different. I don’t know what happened in the past. I know what is happening in the present, and that is why I ask if this is a joke or not. After the game between City and Chelsea, you could see very clearly that my players tried to keep their calm.”