Speaking of tactics, there are so many misconceptions on the way Conte plays. While it is true that at Juventus and Italy’s national team he has mainly used the 3 5 2, he has only started doing so since being able to count on Bonucci (a player he developed into one of the best in center back in Europe), Barzagli and Chiellini. As Conte himself has said many times, he believes a good manager adapts to the personnel he has and not the other way around.
Before joining Juventus Conte mainly used a formation he called a 4 2 4, and one of the reasons he left Juventus was that he never had the wingers to go back to that way of playing – interestingly Allegri also switched to the 3 5 2 at Juventus because of the personnel while previously using a 4 man defense. No matter where he goes next, Conte will adapt the formotion and style to the player he has.
Conte could be the right man to revive Chelsea. While the Blues are clearly in a difficult stretch, they aren’t in as bad a shape as Conte was when he took over at Juventus. When you consider the recent track record of Italian coaches in the Premier League – Ancelotti, Mancini and more recently Ranieri – there are a lot of reasons to be optimistic for Chelsea fans should Conte get the job.
David Amoyal writing on Antonio Conte (Gianlucadimarzio.com)
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