Chelsea Will Win Premier League Title - Fabrizio Ravanelli

 

Fabrizio Ravanelli is in no doubt his former Juventus and Italy team-mate Antonio Conte will lead Chelsea to the Premier League title this season. The pair shared a dressing room with the Italian giants for four years, from 1992 to 1996, before Ravanelli was sold to Middlesbrough.

They were also regular colleagues for their national side, and during those times together, Ravanelli saw the qualities which have made Conte such an effective manager. He said “I was at Cobham a month ago to see Antonio and he is a maniacal coach, he is a fantastic manager and every player at Chelsea is in touch with what he is doing. Before he was a manager he was a big man, he always talks to you face to face, and when you are a fantastic man it is easy to be a fantastic manager. He won everything as a player and he always had a strong personality, and that's important when you are a manager. With Antonio, it's important to be professional in everything, in training and on the pitch.”

Conte has made an excellent start to his career in English football, with Chelsea seven points clear of second-placed Tottenham at the top of the Premier League and Ravanelli is confident his former team-mate will go on to complete the job of taking the title back to Stamford Bridge.