Antonio Conte hasn’t enjoyed the smoothest start to his time at Stamford Bridge. The Blues currently sit in eighth place following Saturday’s 3-0 drubbing by Arsenal at the Emirates.
Fellow Premier League newcomer Pep Guardiola has taken his Manchester City side to the top of the table with a 100% win record while also transferring his slick style and defensive fluidity to his new side seamlessly.
Conte certainly has an impressive track record at club level, however transferring those tactics that brought him success at Juventus to the Premier League is a square peg in a round hole without the proper personnel to play them.
Being able to flow seamlessly from a 3-4-3 to a 4-4-2 to a 4-2-4 formation is part of the formula that Conte injected into Juve to mould them into the most dominant side in Italian history.
The problem Chelsea are facing is that the current personnel aren’t available to the manager right now. Instead of going out and trying to spend millions on foreign talent, here are five possible options already contracted to the club that the Italian can call upon next season.
