Chelsea boss Antonio Conte “loses 2-3kg during the game” with his touchline antics, but admits he’s a more talented Coach than he was a player.
The former Juventus and Italy tactician is well known for kicking every ball on the sidelines and shouting instructions incessantly.
“I finish the game and I'm destroyed. I think I lose 2-3 kilos during the game,” Conte told The Telegraph newspaper.
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte “loses 2-3kg during the game” with his touchline antics, but admits he’s a more talented Coach than he was a player.
The former Juventus and Italy tactician is well known for kicking every ball on the sidelines and shouting instructions incessantly.
“I finish the game and I'm destroyed. I think I lose 2-3 kilos during the game,” Conte told The Telegraph newspaper.
“I try to transfer all my passion into my work. I know that in the future it will be very difficult to continue to have this, because to stay on the touchline and have this passion, you must have a lot of strength.
“In the future, my strength will be less and then maybe I will try to keep myself calm and more seated.
“If you saw me as a footballer, when I played I always showed a great passion. The will to fight, to overcome difficulty with a run, with heart.
“My talent as a footballer was medium, but I had to work to overcome my limitations. I think I transferred this to my coaching, but with more talent than I had as a player.”
Conte won the Premier League at the first attempt and now has to succeed where he failed at Juventus – in the Champions League.
“I am excited to play in the Champions League but I know we have a lot of road ahead before we can compete to try to win it.
“We are trying to rebuild and it’s not easy. You need a bit of time to create a structure and to build every season and then to go to fight.
“I think now we are in another era, another period for Chelsea. We must have patience.”