{"id":202760,"date":"2025-06-21T14:43:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T14:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/202760\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T14:43:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T14:43:13","slug":"antonio-conte-reveals-secret-chat-with-john-terry-after-chelsea-legend-complained-about-training-sessions-during-italians-stint-at-stamford-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/202760\/","title":{"rendered":"Antonio Conte reveals secret chat with John Terry after Chelsea legend complained about training sessions during Italian’s stint at Stamford Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"

By ABDI RASHID<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 09:06 EDT, 21 June 2025 | Updated: 09:18 EDT, 21 June 2025 <\/p>\n

Antonio Conte<\/a> has revealed how he handled Chelsea<\/a> players who took issue with his ‘tough’ training methods.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 55-year-old has established himself as one of the world’s best managers having won four league titles with four different clubs – including his current side Napoli.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He is known for his meticulous preparation and uncompromising approach to physical training with his players.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And Conte has now opened up on the reason why he’s stubborn on his methods after accepting a request from John Terry<\/a> in 2016.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘One time, the Chelsea captain came to me to ask to slow down the pace (of training), to do fewer video sessions. I agreed, mainly out of respect to their culture, their different way of approaching football,’ Conte told Corriere della Sera.<\/p>\n

‘When you’re in a different country, you have to be careful to not cause too much upset.<\/p>\n

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The Italian has revealed John Terry once asked him to ‘slow down the pace’ of his sessions<\/p>\n

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Conte enjoyed success with Chelsea in his first campaign having won the league title<\/p>\n

‘Well, we lost two games in a row and I risked being sacked,’ he continued.<\/p>\n

‘Since then, I always think that if I have to ‘die’ as a result of the choices that have been made, I have to do it my way, and not in the hands of others. This is the way. ‘Trust the process’ as they say in England.<\/p>\n

‘And when I think back to how tough training was, I smile. Zidane and Del Piero trained much harder. Today, we do about a third of what we used to do.<\/p>\n

‘The work has to be linked to the results on the pitch. I’ve coached teams where after a little while, the players themselves began to identify dangerous situations. For me, that means that we’ve achieved the right result.’<\/p>\n

Conte enjoyed remarkable success with Chelsea in his first campaign, briefly shaking up English football with a 3-4-3 formation that saw the Blues storm to the Premier League title.<\/p>\n

His second season was blighted by squad disharmony and disagreements with the hierarchy, particularly over transfer targets and finances, though they did still win the FA Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After departing Stamford Bridge, Conte took charge of Inter Milan and won the Scudetto in his first season in charge.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He then managed the Chelsea’s rivals Tottenham before returning to Italy last year to take charge of Napoli, who won their fourth Serie title last month.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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