Chelsea's Antonio Conte is a 'phenomenal' tactician but his training methods are 'back-breaking', reveals Fabio Quagliarella

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Vaishali Bhardwaj2 November 2016

Chelsea coach Antonio Conte has been hailed as a "phenomenal" tactician by his former player Fabio Quagliarella, but the Sampdoria forward has revealed the Italian is also a strict disciplinarian.

Quagliarella, now 33 and playing for Sampdoria, won three straight Serie A titles with Conte at Juventus between 2011 and 2014, with the forward revealing that the Italian coach left no stone unturned in his bid to ensure his team were tactically prepared for games.

Despite praising Conte for his tactical knowhow - which is already being seen in the Premier League - Quagliarella admitted that Juventus's success during that period was down to gruelling "back-breaking" training sessions held by Conte.

"With Conte, it was back-breaking both in training and in games," Quagliarella told Mediaset television.

"The intensity was so high, and you could see that also in our games. He is phenomenal in the way he prepares you tactically.

"There were a lot of rules to adhere to - if he gave us a day off, we weren't allowed out of Turin. He got angry very often - very, very often."

Since leaving Italy, Conte has hit the ground running in England - leading his Chelsea team to fourth place in the Premier League standings.

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The Italian coach's tactical abilities was put to the test recently after Chelsea lost to Liverpool and Arsenal but, after switching his formation to a 3-4-3, the Blues have subsequently won four league games in a row.

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