LONDON -- Antonio Conte says the nutritional changes he has introduced at Chelsea this season are in the best interests of his players' health, as well as their fitness.
Club sources told ESPN FC back in August that Conte had taken pizza, ketchup, brown sauce and fizzy drinks off the menu at Cobham, as well as implementing a gruelling preseason regime of double training sessions intended to boost the conditioning of his new squad.
The new head coach's changes appear to have yielded immediate results on the pitch. Chelsea have finished the majority of their first nine Premier League matches strongly this season, scoring six goals after the 75th minute -- two more than any other team in the top flight.