I'd be branded dinosaur for adopting Antonio Conte's Chelsea methods, says Sean Dyche

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Tom Dutton10 August 2016

Burnley boss Sean Dyche insists he'd be branded a 'dinosaur' for implementing methods used by Chelsea manager Antonio Conte and other celebrated foreign coaches.

Conte was hailed for leading Italy to the quarter-finals of Euro 2016 and has since won plaudits for changes introduced at Stamford Bridge during his opening weeks at the club.

The 47-year-old is keen to solve Chelsea's defensive frailties after the Blues conceded 53 goals last term en route to a 10th-place finish in the Premier League.

But Dyche believes training drills adopted by the Italian would be viewed as prehistoric were Conte English.

“Antonio Conte came in at Chelsea and he got commended for bringing a hard, fast, new leadership to Chelsea, which involved doing 800-metre runs, 400m runs and 200m runs," the Burnley boss said.

“Come to my training and see Sean Dyche doing that and you’d say, ‘Dinosaur, a young English dinosaur manager, hasn’t got a clue’. So is it perception or is it fact? I have no problem with it. It’s the reality I say. Perception is radically different to what is going on with young English managers.

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“Conte I thought was interesting because if you saw us doing that you’d say we’re running them round in circles. At Chelsea under Conte, everyone thinks it’s amazing – they’re working really hard, like it’s incredible.”

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