Hey Conte, give kids a chance
Unsworth is already up against it
CARETAKER boss David Unsworth warned Everton they are facing a relegation battle after defeat at Leicester.
The Toffees slumped to their sixth League loss yesterday. They now sit in the drop zone and Unsworth, right, said: “We have to be honest. We are where we are, and if that continues the answer to whether we’re in a relegation battle is yes. “But it’s nothing that a couple of back-to-back wins wouldn’t put right. The confidence isn’t there at the moment.” ANTONIO CONTE believes England’s Under-17s World Cup triumph paves the way for success at senior level – and he dismissed claims that he was ignoring young talent.
The Chelsea manager took pride from the fact five of his club’s teenagers were part of Steve Cooper’s squad that were crowned world champions in India on Saturday night.
The achievement came hot on the heels of the Under-20s winning the World Cup in their age group in South Korea, while the roll call of success also includes the Under-19s becoming European champions and the Under-21s reaching the last four of their Euros, all this summer.
Conte, left, said: “I think football in England is growing in an incredible way. I’m sure that in the future the England national team, the first team, will be very difficult to beat.
“I want to tell you this because I was a coach with the Italy national team and when you have this movement behind you, you can have a great possibility to have a strong team for the next World Cup and for the other competitions.”
The Stamford Bridge club have come in for stick over their failure to bring academy players through into the first team. Chelsea had