Antonio Conte will be a real leader and bring attractive and seductive football to Chelsea, says Frank Leboeuf

France: Antonio Conte (centre) is currently leading Italy through the European Championships
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Vaishali Bhardwaj22 June 2016

Former Chelsea defender Frank Leboeuf is confident Antonio Conte will bring the attractive style of play Roman Abramovich craves at the club after backing the Italy manager to implement a "more offensive and seductive football" at Stamford Bridge.

Conte will become Chelsea's new coach once the European Championships, where he is currently in charge of the Italy national team, ends in July and will be charged with the task of lifting the Blues back into contention for major titles.

The former Juventus boss will also be tasked with the aim of getting the team playing in a more attractive style, something Leboeuf believes Conte is more than capable of achieving.

"Italian football has changed, when I was a player I didn’t want to go to Italy because it was boring as a defender," Leboeuf told Goal. "Conte is part of the new generation of coaches in Italy where it is more offensive and seductive football.

"They needed a change and I like those coaches who are between their 40s and 50s who have a new idea of football, like Jose Mourinho, like Didier Deschamps, like Laurent Blanc - we need a new generation of coach to bring something new.

"I really think he [Conte] can do well, he’s been successful, he was a fantastic player and he is a real leader. I think it is a good idea, we will see.

"Last season was very appalling, I went to the Paris Saint-Germain game over the two ties and I never saw Chelsea, that was too easy for PSG. Chelsea now has to react."

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