Antonio Conte made his arrival felt, as the new Chelsea boss took charge of his first training session at club’s Cobham training ground on Wednesday.
The Italian tactician looked animated as he started preparations for up-coming season, after the Blues had a disastrous campaign last season, that saw Jose Mourinho getting the axe in December.
Antonio Conte on his way out to training for the first time today… https://t.co/D9KrEMwYyb
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Conte made sure that the players worked hard to impress him, first in-line was captain John Terry, who will be hoping to break-through into the former Italian managers first-team plans.
Some more pics from Wednesday's training sessions under Antonio Conte… https://t.co/OXbVPzAdxq
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Conte also spoke to new signing Michy Batshuayi, who will be looking to make a name for himself at one of the biggest club in the world, as he gears up for life in England.
Updates to follow from @ChelseaFC and you can watch the press conference live on Chelsea TV… https://t.co/IYYLHSvOqU
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Antonio Conte will speak to the media for the first occasion as Chelsea head coach at around 2pm UK time today… pic.twitter.com/cvdVgoMo3O
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The former Juventus manager also chatted with senior players, with John Terry having constant words with the new boss, Chelsea will be hoping to overcome the demons faced by them last season and making a fresh start with some “Italian Passion”.