Asmir Begovic: Chelsea players excited about working with 'top' coach Antonio Conte

Change: Antonio Conte will become Chelsea's new coach this summer
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Vaishali Bhardwaj23 June 2016

Asmir Begovic has revealed that the Chelsea players are "excited" about the arrival of Antonio Conte to the club this summer, but doesn't believe the way the Italian has set up his Azzurri team to play at Euro 2016 will necessarily be the way the Blues play next season.

Conte will take charge of Chelsea once his work with the Italy national team at the European Championships ends, with the former Juventus boss expected to not only steer the Premier League side back into contention for major titles but also get the team playing with a more attractive style.

The 46-year-old is likely to have already impressed Chelsea fans, however, after leading Italy to two wins from the Azzurri's three group games in France - including a comfortable 2-0 victory over Belgium - although they succumbed to defeat against the Republic of Ireland on Wednesday night.

Begovic believes Conte's work at the European Championships show Chelsea are getting an "impressive" manager, but insists fans should not read too much into how the Italian has set his Azzurri side up to play in France.

When asked on a live video interview with Sports Illustrated Planet Futbol whether he has been watching Conte's work with Italy closely, Begovic said: "Not too much.

"I watched them against Belgium. He's impressive, he's a top manager. It doesn't mean what he's doing with Italy he'll do with us. You can't read too much into it but we're excited.

"Hopefully it'll be a change for the better."

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