Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte has dismissed rumours of discontent over his training methods.
Conte insists Chelsea's training loads are "70 percent less" than during last season's Premier League-winning campaign.
And Conte says the proximity of matches renders the work which brought success last term "impossible."
"I don't know about this,'' he said, when asked about media speculation of disgruntlement at Chelsea.
"I have my methods. It's the same, like last season when we won the league.
"Honestly I think we are working maybe 70 per cent less this season. Maybe for this reason we are having trouble.
"When you play every three days it's impossible to work on the tactical aspect and physical aspect.
"I think we are paying less attention in every detail."
Source: espn.co.uk