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​Conte tells Chelsea players back to Premier League reality

Antonio Conte has told his Chelsea players they must forget about Tottenham and only focus on beating Southampton tomorrow, reports the London Evening Standard.

He said: "It's important to win for us and then to look at ourselves. That's very important. The most important thing is this: to win.

"But we all know that, tomorrow, it won't be easy. Southampton are a really good team with a good coach, good players, and we must know this.

"I think this (Cup) win (over Spurs) was important for us because we reached the FA Cup Final, a great competition, and it's great to know that, after the championship finishes, we'll have the FA Cup final to play.

"But if you ask me if this win (has an effect on the title race), I don't think so. These are two different competitions. We have six games to go, and it's important we start this 'rush' very well and try and get the points."

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