Watford manager Walter Mazzarri will shake Antonio Conte’s hand, but warns the Chelsea boss is not his “friend.”
The pair clashed many times in Italy when Conte sat on the Juventus bench with Mazzarri at Napoli and then Inter.
They will meet again tomorrow in the Premier League, but the Tuscan balked when asked of their ‘friendship.’
“Friendship is a very important concept. I respect Conte as a person and a manager. I respect him a lot, but friendship is a lot, it’s another thing.
Watford manager Walter Mazzarri will shake Antonio Conte’s hand, but warns the Chelsea boss is not his “friend.”
The pair clashed many times in Italy when Conte sat on the Juventus bench with Mazzarri at Napoli and then Inter.
They will meet again tomorrow in the Premier League, but the Tuscan balked when asked of their ‘friendship.’
“Friendship is a very important concept. I respect Conte as a person and a manager. I respect him a lot, but friendship is a lot, it’s another thing.
“Of course we will shake hands tomorrow. We even shook hands at the meeting of the managers at the start of the season.
“There is no problem, but again for me friendship is very important. I have just a few friends.”