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Fabregas to Spurs stars: Nothing like total freedom under Conte

Former Arsenal and Chelsea star Cesc Fabregas has suggested that “freedom was non-existent” during his time working under Tottenham boss Antonio Conte.

Fabregas worked with Conte during their time together at Chelsea. The Italian spent two years at the Blues between 2016 and 2018.

In this time, he won the Premier League and FA Cup before he departed at the end of the 2017/18 campaign.

After leaving Chelsea, Conte went onto win the Serie A title with Inter Milan. He returned to England earlier this month as he replaced Nuno Espirito Santo at Tottenham.

The 52-year-old has one win and a draw from his two games in charge. This weekend, Spurs host Leeds United at The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Fabregas has told CBS Sport that “it was like going to school” playing under Conte:

“I think with Antonio, it was the first time that I’ve seen someone know exactly [what they want] … It was like going to school. I promise you, he will tell you, from the goalkeeper until you have scored a goal, what you have to do, exactly everything,” Fabregas said.

“Maybe it’s in a different way to how I saw football. At the beginning, it was difficult for me, don’t get me wrong. A lot of running, a lot of intensity. Big sessions, double sessions, gym sessions.

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“I had coaches like Pep [Guardiola] who had a lot of positioning game but we had freedom inside of this. With Conte, the freedom was non-existent, he was telling me where I have to pass the ball.

“I’m 29 years old in that moment, I’ve already played for 13 years, I played in every final, I won a lot of things and this guy is telling me where I need to pass the ball.”

 

 

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