Chelsea v Swansea City - Premier League - Stamford Bridge - 25/2/17 Chelsea manager Antonio Conte celebrates with Cesar Azpilicueta after the game Reuters / Peter Nicholls Livepic
March 4 (Reuters) - Fabio Capello was always confident his fellow Italian Antonio Conte would be a success as Chelsea manager. Ahead of the Premier League leaders’ trip to West Ham United on Monday, the former England manager says Conte showed signs during his coaching career in Italy that suggested he was capable of winning the English title.
“I’m not surprised by Antonio Conte’s success in England,” Capello told Reuters. “Remember, I know him and he did some really important things with Italy, Juventus and Siena. “He’s a really smart manager. He knows what you need to do with the players. He understood when he arrived that something was not good in the dressing-room at Chelsea," added Capello who managed England from 2008-12. “He moved on some old players and that has proved important. He has managed to change the mentality of the whole team.” Capello, 70, left his last managerial role with Russia’s national team in 2015.
