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Former Chelsea defender Frank Leboeuf believes the blame for the club's disastrous league season doesn't just lie solely with manager Antonio Conte.

Having won the Premier League title last campaign, the Blues are currently a staggering 28 points off Manchester City at present and look almost certain to miss out on a Champions League place.

Although a top-four finish would have been an uphill battle anyway, Sunday's 3-1 defeat against Spurs at Stamford Bridge has all but knocked them out of the race for Europe's elite competition with seven games to play.

After claiming that the Italian manager is already on his way from the club, the former centre-back hit out at the club's players and stated that they don't look like they are desperate to win trophies.

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"It’s a lack of respect for the fans and the club, both on the manager’s part, because he’s already packed his bags, but also from the players," Leboeuf told SFR Sport, as reported by Sport Witness.

"We saw it with Mourinho, it seemed like some of the players were almost losing on purpose so the manager can get sacked as quickly as possible.

"I knew a team that was hungry for trophies, wanted to win. Now, it doesn’t seem that way. One year you win the league, the next it’s a mess."

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