Conte's seeing Double as glorious season draws to a close


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 24 May 2017

Britain Football Soccer - Chelsea Training - FA Cup Final Preview - Chelsea Training Ground - 24/5/17 Chelsea manager Antonio Conte arrives for training Action Images via Reuters / John Sibley Livepic

LONDON (Reuters) - Antonio Conte has already surpassed expectations in his first year as Chelsea manager and a victory in Saturday's FA Cup final against Arsenal would complete arguably the greatest season in the club's history.

A second Double, following the one completed by Conte's fellow Italian Carlo Ancelotti in 2010, was not even on the radar last August when all the talk was of an expected battle for supremacy between Pep Guardiola's Manchester City and Jose Mourinho's Manchester United.

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