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Chelsea boss Antonio Conte: Pre-match music still a big surprise!

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte admits he's had to adjust how Premier League players prepare for games.

Conte still finds the 'boom, boom, boom' culture of English dressing-room ­music quite strange.

He said: “I always found it very strange when I first arrived and heard the music at high volume in the dressing room.

“I always thought that ­before the game you should be focused, no? And I thought silence would help to find the focus.

“The music at Chelsea is always different but, for sure, it's not classical music.

“I would like to listen to disco music before the game, or pop music, but it's ­impossible for me to bring my favourite music to the ­changing room.

“The sounds I like depend on different moments. When I stay relaxed, I prefer Italian music — we have a lot of great singers – but when I am excited, I prefer pop music."

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