Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte, has declared
that there is nothing wrong with his players
drinking beer after a match.
Star striker, Diego Costa, posted a video showing
him with a beer after Chelsea’s 1-0 win over West
Brom at Stamford Bridge over the weekend and
Conte has explained why he allows his players to
enjoy a drink.

Conte had earlier imposed strict diets on his
players, but hasn’t banned alcohol and doesn’t
mind if his players have the occasional drink as
long as they are sensible.
He told a news conference,
Chelsea are on an impressive run of nine
successive wins ahead of playing Sunderland at the
Stadium of Light on Wednesday – as the club enter
a busy run of fixtures during the Christmas period.
The Blues will arrange a party for the players and
their families, but the Chelsea squad will train on
Christmas Day ahead of their Boxing Day fixture
with Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge.

The Italian added, “I think Christmas is a particular
day, and the best thing is to stay with your family.
“It’s important to celebrate Christmas, yes, in the
right way. Because, then, the next day we will play
against Bournemouth, a tough game. But I think
that Christmas is right to celebrate with your
family.
“No, I must be honest, I’d prefer they stayed at
home and celebrated with the family. Rather than
have a great party. On the 26th we play the game.
We are preparing to celebrate with our families
during the week before Christmas, to stay together
with our children, with our families.”
Chelsea will also play Stock City at home on New
Year’s Eve, before opening 2017 on January 4
away at Tottenham

“[It is good] for re-hydration, you can
drink Coca-Cola or one beer,” he said
at a news conference at Cobham
Training Centre. “It’s good for
recovery. But one. Not a lot. It’s good.
After you finish the game, quickly, not
an hour after the end.
“I have great professionals in my
players. In this case, I don’t think a
coach or a manager can say: ‘Do this’
or ‘Don’t do this’. I have great
professionals and I know they will
have the better attitude and
behaviours in this situation.