Nevin: Chelsea manager Conte can’t get it wrong at the moment

Chelsea legend Pat Nevin believes Antonio Conte’s decision-making has been second to none this season – although he is not envious of the Italian’s selection dilemmas for the FA Cup final.

The Blues wrapped up the Premier League title last week at West Brom, before edging out Watford in a 4-3 thriller at Stamford Bridge on Monday.

The West London outfit have been in imperious form for the best part of six months now, but with so many players now hitting their straps, very few will be guaranteed to start at Wembley.

Chelsea have the chance to seal a domestic double on May 27 as they take on Arsenal for the FA Cup, and Nevin is adamant that Conte – who has earned messiah-like status at the Bridge – will pick the right men to play on the day.

“The gaffer will make the calls but what about the Pedro or Willian choice?” said Nevin, who made almost 200 appearances for the Blues in the 1980’s.

“That is a tough one, though it pales when you consider how much time will be spent considering the relative merits of starting with Nemanja Matic or Cesc Fabregas.

“Arsenal’s midfield wouldn’t fancy winning against Kante and Matic in a battle, but it seems set up for Cesc considering the form he is in and that it is against his old club.

“I suspect we have the right man making those decisions; Eden Hazard and Diego Costa on the bench in the semi and coming on to destroy Spurs, Michy [Batshuayi] coming on to win us the league at West Brom, and even Cesc rising from the bench to score the winner against Watford.

“Antonio’s substitutions have been superb this season, but they appear to be getting even better as the big calls have to be made at the end of the season.”