http://sports.qq.com/a/20160802/026089.htm
腾讯体育8月2日讯
在即将到来的新赛季当中，切尔西并无征战欧冠联赛、欧联杯赛的资格，蓝军新
任主教练孔蒂坚信，这一事实，将有助于球队夺得新赛季的英超冠军奖杯。
在上赛季的英超联赛中，切尔西仅仅拿到了第10名。虽然贵为英超卫冕冠军，然
而莫里尼奥在去年12月便因战绩不佳而惨遭解雇。荷兰老帅希丁克临危受命，他稳住
了切尔西急速下滑的糟糕局面，并且将蓝军平稳的过渡到了率领意大利国家队征战
2016年欧洲杯的孔蒂手中。
在接受《伦敦标准晚报》记者采访时，孔蒂说道：“无缘欧冠可以说是一个巨大
的利好，因为我可以与麾下球员将全部精力都集中到英超联赛当中。”
“当然，如果你问我是否愿意面对这样的局面，我的答案肯定是否定的，因为切
尔西根本就不应该缺席欧冠联赛，对于我们这个级别的球队来说，不打欧冠，你肯定
会有怅然若失的感受。众所周知，欧冠联赛是一项极为特殊的赛事，每一年你都渴望
在那项赛事中证明自己的能力。”
“不过，也正是由于切尔西在新赛季中没有欧冠的压力，我才能够拥有整个星期
的时间来训练自己麾下的球员。与切尔西前几任主教练相比，我无疑能够得到更多与
球员共同工作的时间。”
2011/12赛季，孔蒂成为了意甲豪门尤文图斯的主教练，在那个赛季里，斑马军
团没有欧冠压力，最终该队也成功的在2012年夺得了意甲冠军奖杯。孔蒂明确表示，
自己渴望在切尔西重现当年执教首年，在无欧冠压力的情况下夺得联赛冠军的美好经
历。
He said: “Chelsea aren't involved [in the Champions League] this season
but these things can happen to big teams. In my first season in charge of
Juventus, they were in the same position. I took over after they had
finished seventh the season before. Obviously we didn't play in the
Champions League or the Europa League and our energy was only focused on
the championship.
“We were able to take advantage of that and we won the title. I hope to
do the same with Chelsea. This season can be an opportunity for the
players to work even more than last season.”
Conte is fully aware, though, that with so many quality teams in the
Premier League, recreating his Juventus heroics at Chelsea — by becoming
champions at the first attempt — will still be no easy task. Not only
that but the division is blessed with a number of top managers, including
Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, Mauricio Pochettino, Claudio Ranieri and
Jurgen Klopp.
With so much coaching and playing talent in the Premier League, Conte
believes cementing a Champions League place should be regarded as a
noteworthy achievement.
“It is going to be some battle to finish in the top four next season
between all the managers and some will lose out,” he said. “The players
know this, too. This club must play in the competition because for a club
like Chelsea, the Champions League is their home. It's important to get
back into it.
“This won't be easy because in England there are seven or eight teams who
are very tough and are ready to fight for the title. But that means they
are also all fighting for the top four.
“Yet we are Chelsea. We have a great team and we must find our way back
quickly to compete for the title or at least a top-four place. We are
working very hard to prepare and we want to try to cancel the bad season
of last year.”
There is still the matter of playing another European giant, AC Milan, on
Wednesday night here in Minneapolis — and then Werder Bremen in Germany
on August 7 — before Conte can begin trying to banish the memory of last
season.
The 3-2 defeat by Real Madrid, who were without Cristiano Ronaldo and
Gareth Bale, exposed a gap in quality, so much so that perhaps it might do
Conte good to have a full year to impose his methods on the players before
facing the continent's elite again.
Training has been intense since he arrived a few weeks ago. The switch to
a 4-2-4 has also provided a stern challenge for the players. But having
enjoyed a playing career lasting nearly 20 years, Conte believes he is
well-equipped to make such demands on his men.
“I have taken a lot from my experience as a footballer and this is
important,” he said. “I lived this for many years in a great team,
Juventus, where I was the captain.
“Then you understand. It is important to have lived through this
situation as a footballer. Many times when I speak to the player I know
before what they are thinking.
“It's very important to know when to push, when to put on a more relaxed
training session, when to deliver rotation. When to put the pressure on
and when to take it off.”
（宁远）
http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/antonio-conte-will-miss-the
-champions-league-but-he-sees-similarities-with-juventus-as-he-plots
-a3309016.html
Simon Johnson in Minneapolis - Monday 1 August 2016