Antonio Conte takes advice on the quality of the coffee, receives a positive answer and orders an espresso. He finds a sweetener among the sachets and stirs it in.
He takes a sip and gathers his thoughts. Where was he? He was addressing what has become a moot point about Nathaniel Chalobah and Tiemoue Bakayoko.
Fuelled by a shot of caffeine he forges into areas of expectation and discipline and talks of ‘miracles’, ‘tragedy’ and ‘anarchy’.
First, though, Chalobah and Bakayoko and the trouble with young players.