adminLONDON. — West Ham United coach Slaven Bilic is backing Antonio Conte to make a big impact at Chelsea, but is confident his side can cause problems for their London soccer rivals when they meet in the English Premier League on Monday.Conte will oversee his first competitive fixture at Stamford Bridge when 2015 champions Chelsea host West Ham having guided Italy to the quarter-finals of this year’s European Championship. “Antonio Conte is a great manager and wants to change the way they approach the game and the principles. I rate him very highly,” Bilic told reporters yesterday.
“We expect a tough game on Monday. I am sure he will do a good job there,” the Croatian coach added. “We beat the big teams away last season and it was a good experience for us.” — Reuters.
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