Roma vs Chelsea: It’s difficult to cope without Moses, says Conte

By Olawale Akanni

Antonio Conte has admitted that his squad is struggling to cope with the absence of Nigerian International Victor Moses and other players who are nursing hamstring injuries ahead of Champions League clash against Roma on Wednesday.

Moses, N'Golo Kante and Danny Drinkwater have all been ruled out for Roma's visit to Stamford Bridge due to injuries.

Conte said Moses and his teammates are playing too many games which he said is affecting them.

"When there are injuries of this type it's very difficult," said the Italian, referring to hamstring issues that have plagued Moses, Morata and Kante.

"The problem is that the same players are always playing. We have players that are not used to playing three [games] in a row. For Kante and Moses, it's the first time. For Morata, it's the first time regularly.

"When you have a lot of games you need to protect players. If this isn't possible I have to take a risk."