Chelsea who on Monday announced the appointment of Antonio Conte as their new head coach has a very tough task ahead going into the summer as the club will be looking forward to reviving their status as one of the Giants in European soccer.
Many Chelsea fans across the globe will be expecting some form of magic from the Italian as he faces the day-to-day challenge of competing in the Premier League and other competitions. Below are the five major things Chelsea fans expect from Conte.
1.Enormous Intensity In Play
Conte’s brought a new mentality to the club. He’s pushed us to sweat, to find strength and to undergo hard work
Conte admitted in his Italy resignation statement that he wanted to return to club management and be able to work with players on a daily basis. That will come as no surprise to anyone who followed his three-year tenure at Juventus, where he proved himself to be a relentless, intense and hands-on operator who demanded certain standards from his squad on both the training ground and the pitch.
“The secret of our success is the ambition our coach has,” said Gianluigi Buffon, who’s played under a fair few managers in his time, in 2012. “Conte’s brought a new mentality to the club. He’s pushed us to sweat, to find strength and to undergo hard work in order to cancel out the last two disappointing campaigns.”
2.Reviving The Dreams of European Glory
With Conte’s Vast European experience at Juventus during his time in charge, but they were always a little underwhelming in European competition.
In 2012/13, the Bianconeri topped a Champions League group containing Chelsea, Shakhtar Donetsk and Nordsjælland before beating Celtic 5-0 on aggregate in the last 16, but were then dumped out with relative ease by Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals.
3.Infusion Of New Method Or Stake To The Old
There is little chance of Conte indulging players who he doesn’t think are onside with his methods, nor members of the Chelsea hierarchy who aren’t pulling in the same direction he has set.
“If he takes a job, any job, it will be on his terms,” Andrea Pirlo, whose career was revived by Conte at Juventus, said recently. “The players he wants to sign, those he wants to get rid of, the style he wants to play.
“If you sign him as your coach and then as the owner you want to start making decisions, he is not the coach for you. If you let him get on with things and enact his methods, you will have a team that plays attractive football and will, without doubt, be successful.
4. The Tactical Revolution
One of the key tenets of the coaching philosophy Conte will be preaching strict adherence to is the 3-5-2, a common configuration in his native Italy.
5 Magical Things Chelsea Fans Expect From Conte
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