Chelsea trained on Tuesday (26 July) ahead of their International Championship Cup match with Liverpool on Wednesday (27 July) at the Rose Bowl.

SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Conte/Professional football manager on Chelsea's bad season:

"When there is a bad season, there are many, many reasons. Many reasons, not only one, one player or staff or manager. I think when you have a bad season like last season for Chelsea, I think the blame is a bit of all. The reason it is important to create the right speed, a good speed and to stay all together, both if we win, both if we lose."

SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Conte/Professional football manager on Jose Mourinho at United:

"I think Manchester United is another team that I am sure fights to the end to win the title. And the team is very strong. Good manager. Good players. But it is important for Chelsea to think Chelsea. Not the other club, the other manager, and the other players. Think ourselves. Because the most important thing is to think to trust in our work, in our idea, in our confidence. I think this is the most important thing now. Thank you."

SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Conte/Professional football manager on N'Golo Kante:

"He was a target of our market, you know. I am pleased that the club took this player. And he is fantastic. They player that stays with a team like Chelsea must know that there are many players that can play, OK? And it is important for me to have a good choice to try the best solution game by game. And it is important to me to see always the right attitude, the right behavior, for all the players. Then when you have players like N'Golo, Nemanja, Cesc, also Oscar and also Michael in the Olympic Games. It is not easy to choose. But I am here for this, and I want to have this problem."