TITLE PARAMOUNT TO BLUES — CONTE

ANTONIO Conte has told his Chelsea players they will be remembered only if they go on t o win t he Premier League title.

The Blues have been rejuvenated under t he Italian head coach but face a test of their credentials at West Ham tonight.

So i mpressive have Chelsea been that N’Golo Kante, Eden Hazard, David Luiz and Diego Costa have all been mentioned as possible recipients of player of the year awards.

Conte would not be drawn on his nomination with more than two months of the season remaining but did have some advice.

“All my players are playing ver y well and deserve the best,” he said.

“But it’s important in this case to finish the right way and try to win. Only if you win will people remember you.”

Chelsea won the 2014-15 title but l ast season’s 10th-placed finish sees them absent from Europe.

And Conte says it i s imperative Chelsea return to the Champions League next season.

“The Champions League, I think, must be an appointment for us every year. It must be at our house,” Conte added.

“We started our season trying to fight until the end to win the title and to try to fight until the end to be in the right position to go into next season’s Champions League . This was our target.

“This game against West Ham, for us, is very important.”