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'Conte a fantastic man but a maniacal coach' - Ravanelli

An ex-team-mate of the Chelsea boss at Juventus believes the Italian has everyone playing for him and is destined to lift the Premier League title

Fabrizio Ravanelli considers former Juventus team-mate Antonio Conte to be a “maniacal coach”, but also says he is a “fantastic man and a fantastic manager”.

The Italian joined the Premier League ranks last summer after being handed the reins at Chelsea.

He had work to do picking up a side that struggled in 2015-16, with interim boss Guus Hiddink having papered over cracks that formed under Jose Mourinho.

Conte oversaw a relatively slow start to the season at Stamford Bridge, but saw fortunes change when he backed his own judgement and reverted to his favoured 3-4-3 system.