Antonio Conte said after the 3-0 final-day Premier League capitulation at Newcastle that his Chelsea side can forget about winning the FA Cup unless they improve.
Michael Essien, the boyhood Manchester United fan who now bleeds Blues blood after spending eight seasons at Stamford Bridge, does not think tomorrow's final is a foregone conclusion.
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