Antonio Conte will bring the discipline Chelsea need, says former Juventus team-mate Fabrizio Ravanelli

Anthony Ewin25 April 2016

Fabrizio Ravanelli, a former team-mate of Antonio Conte, believes that the incoming Chelsea manager will bring some much-needed discipline to the club.

Conte, currently the Italy head coach, signed a contract earlier this month to succeed interim manager Guus Hiddink and will join Chelsea after Euro 2016

Ravanelli played with Conte at Juventus for four years between 1992-1996 as well as in the Italian national side.

The former Middlesbrough striker told Goal: "It's normal that a coach demands discipline and I think that Chelsea at the moment need a lot of discipline.

"We have all witnessed what Conte did at Juventus [where he won three straight Serie A titles]. He reinstalled that identity and hunger that Juventus lacked for many years."

After a season of struggles at Chelsea they will be hoping that the former Italian international will be the man to guide them into title contention. He also boast an impressive managerial career to date, and is currently reviving the Italian national team’s fortunes.

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The Juve legend was revealed to be the new manager of the West London club earlier this month, and his former Bianconeri team-mate feels the Italian can adapt his style to the Premier League.

“When a great coach embarks on a new adventure, it is irrelevant whether it is in Italy or in England.”

Conte will begin begin his Chelsea career with a low key pre-season in Austria, as previous manger Jose Mourinho did before their title triumph in 2014/15.

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