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Stamford Bridge is falling down. And it may take Antonio Conte longer than estimated to rebuild it.Their frailties laid bare after consecutive losses to Liverpool and Arsenal, Conte and Chelsea try to regroup at KC Stadium on Saturday against a Hull City team desperate to regain some momentum of their own.Chelseas fast start in which they gained the maximum nine points from their first three matches already seems like a distant memory. The cracks in an already questionable back line began to show in a 2-2 draw Sept. 11 at Swansea City, and a 2-1 home loss to Liverpool did not help matters any.But it was last Saturdays stunning 3-0 capitulation at Arsenal that exposed just how threadbare the defence is, alarmingly so without injured 35-year-old John Terry to marshal them. For a team that hadnt scored against Chelsea (3-1-2) in Premier League play for nearly five years, the Gunners made the Blues look like a pub league team -- scoring twice inside the first 14 minutes and adding a third before intermission.Conte turned the second half into an in-match experiment with three in the back, part of his preferred 3-5-2 formation that returned Juventus to glory in Italy.We didnt believe in what we were doing and we were punished. As a team we didnt answer anything the manager asked of us, defender Branislav Ivanovic told Chelseas official website. We have to be honest with ourselves and put more attention on the small details.The back-to-back league losses have created a tense atmosphere at Cobham, where the team trains, and owner Roman Abramovich has made repeated visits to talk shop with his new manager. It has been reported that Conte wants to tear down this team -- less than 15 months removed from their 2015 Premier League title -- and rebuild it in his fashion.Ill watch the game again and I need to find a solution to improve very soon because we played a very bad game, said Conte, who admitted the heavy loss resulted in sleepless nights. When I dont sleep, I reflect. And its important to reflect.Upon his arrival from Italy, Conte was willing to work with what he inherited, acquiring only Leicester Citys NGolo Kante and Michy Batshuayi over the summer before deadline deals added Marcos Alonso as well as David Luiz for a second tour of duty with the London side.The discussions signal Chelsea likely will be a big player in the January transfer window, where they will try to find both a creative playmaking midfielder and a central defender to create the spine to Contes liking. While Abramovich will undoubtedly present the needed funds, the bigger issue may be whether the type of talent Conte desires will be there to be offered all that money.Hull Citys plight is somewhat similar to Chelsea as the Tigers (2-1-3) also are trying to recover from lopsided losses to Arsenal and Liverpool as part of a four-match winless streak that followed consecutive victories.The last two scorelines suggest that we have played against two decent teams who are going to be challenging for different things to what we are looking to achieve, caretaker manager Mike Phelan told Hull Citys official website, hinting at the relegation battle he seems resigned to fighting. Were having to learn some harsh lessons from the last two games and weve got another difficult one coming up next weekend against Chelsea.Phelan has seen his side play the relegation-threatened role most pundits tipped them to be before the season, shipping nine goals in those two defeats. Liverpool ran riot at Anfield last Saturday in a 5-1 canter, getting three goals before intermission -- two after Ahmed Elmohamady was given a straight red card. Any thoughts of a comeback following a goal by David Meyler in the 51st minute were snuffed out within 60 seconds by Philippe Coutinho before James Milner completed his brace with a second penalty.It was a tough afternoon on Saturday and one that was hard to take, Meyler said. We have to refocus our minds and get ready for Chelsea -- theres nothing we can do about the Liverpool game now, we have to move on.There are things we have to work on … weve got a big home game coming up against Chelsea now before the international break and we have to switch our attention towards that.Injuries continue to plague Hull City as Phelan will not be able to count on Michael Dawson, Moses Odubajo, Allan McGregor, Alex Bruce, Greg Luer and Brian Lenihan continue to recover from injuries. Dawson has resumed practicing with the team and hopes to be available for selection after the international break.Chelsea have won four on the trot against Hull City and are 6-2-0 all-time in Premier League matches between the teams. The Blues emerged with a 3-2 victory in the most recent contest in the 2014-15 season as goals in the first nine minutes by Eden Hazard and Costa were canceled out by Elmohamady and Abel Hernandez before the half-hour mark. Loic Remy, though, saved Chelseas blushes with the match-winner on 77 minutes. Keon Broxton Jersey . The Brazilian goalkeeper signed a loan deal with the Major League Soccer club on Friday as he looks to get playing time ahead of this summers World Cup in his home country. Keith Hernandez Jersey . LOUIS -- The New Orleans Saints looked like a team playing out the string. http://www.metsbaseballauthentic.com/zack-wheeler-mets-jersey/ . Philadelphia is 2-0 against the Senators this season and scored five goals in each victory. 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ROME -- A visit to last-place Crotone was just what Napoli needed to end a three-match losing streak.Roma also won against a lowly opponent, beating Palermo to reclaim second place from AC Milan.Inter Milan, meanwhile, lost its third straight Serie A match to increase the pressure on coach Frank de Boer.Despite losing center forward Manolo Gabbiadini to a red card, 10-man Napoli won 2-1 Sunday to spoil Crotones first top-division game in its home stadium.Jose Callejon scored 17 minutes in and Nikola Maksimovic doubled the lead in the 33rd, shortly after Gabbiadini was sent off.Aleandro Rosi pulled one back for Crotone in the 89th.Gabbiadini was on the ground after being fouled by Gian Marco Ferrari and reacted by flicking his boot into the back of Ferraris leg.It was Gabbiadinis first red card in 153 career Serie A matches.Ferrari was shown a yellow.Both of Napolis goals were aided by poor defense.Callejon redirected the ball in by the far post after a cross from Dries Mertens was deflected right toward him. Recently called up to Spains national team, Callejon has been involved in a league-best eight goals this season with six goals and two assists.Maksimovic also scored near the far post, following a corner.Napoli had lost two straight in Serie A and was also beaten by Besiktas in the Champions League this week.Napoli is fourth, four points behind Juventus and two behind Roma and Milan, which beat Juve 1-0 on Saturday.Promoted to the top division for the first time in its 106-year history, Crotone played its first three home matches 600 kilometers (375 miles) away in Pescara while its Ezio Scida stadium was expanded to meet league regulations.The Calabrian club remained with one point.We did well in a situation that could have been very difficult, because Crotone was playing at home for the first time, the pitch wasnt worthy of a professional match and we were down to 10 men after a half-hour, Napoli manager Maurizio Sarri said. Im happy that the lads will rediscover some confidence.Heres a look at the rest of the action in the Italian league Sunday:---ROMA 4, PALERMO 1Mohamed Salah scored from a tight angle shortly after the half-hour mark after being set up by Edin Dzeko.Leandro Paredes made it 2-0 in the 51st with a free kick that surprised Palermo goalkeeper Josip Posavec.Dzeko added another in the 68th, finishing off a pretty series of passes with a low shot from the edge of the area for his leaguee-best eighth of the season -- the same number of goals he scored in his 31 appearances last season.ddddddddddddRobin Quaison pulled one back for Palermo in the 80th but Stephan El Shaarawy quickly restored Romas three-goal advantage.---ATALANTA 2, INTER MILAN 1Mauricio Pinilla scored the winner for Atalanta with a penalty two minutes from time.After Davide Santon was whistled for a foul on Franck Kessie, Pinilla drilled the spot kick into the top left corner, leaving Samir Handanovic no chance even though the Inter goalkeeper guessed the right direction.Andrea Masiello had put Atalanta in front with an early header and Eder equalized for Inter with a free kick after the break.While Inter defeated Juventus in September, its been a difficult debut campaign in Italy for De Boer, who was hired when Roberto Mancini resigned less than two weeks before the season started.The only thing we can do is work hard to get out of this situation, De Boer said. I want to see the squad have more courage with the ball. ... Its a tough time for everyone.Inter captain Mauro Icardi failed to put a single shot on target after being punished by the club for his comments about the teams hard-core ultra fans in his autobiography.Atalanta, which extended its unbeaten streak to four matches, moved up to eighth while Inter dropped to 14th.---TORINO 2, LAZIO 2Torino and Lazio remained level on points, six points behind Juventus, after a draw that was determined with a penalty kick from Torinos Adem Ljajic in added time.After Iago Falque put Torino ahead midway through the first half, Ciro Immobile equalized for Lazio against his former club in the 71st with an acrobatic effort.Substitute Alessandro Murgia scored his first Serie A goal in the 84th for Lazio before Marco Parolo was whistled for a questionable hand ball to set up Ljajics spot kick.---ALSO:Nikola Kalinic scored a hat trick and Federico Bernardeschi added two more goals as Fiorentina won 5-3 at Cagliari.Sassuolo and Bologna drew 1-1 in an Emilia-Romagna derby, Empoli and Chievo Verona played to a 0-0 draw in which Chievo protested for a goal even though goal-line technology showed that the ball wasnt fully in; and French forward Cyril scored twice for Udinese in a 3-1 win over visiting Pescara.---Andrew Dampf on Twitter: www.twitter.com/asdampf ' ' '