Chelsea boss Antonio Conte reveals his favourite ever player… and it will upset England fans
The Italian was at a Cheslea Pitch Owners dinner last week and revealed the star he thought was the greatest ever
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ANTONIO CONTE has risked the wrath of England fans after revealing his favourite player of all time.
The Italian was at a Chelsea Pitch Owners dinner last week where he took part in a Q&A session hosted by Blues legend Pat Nevin.
And Blues boss Conte was forced to answer a number of tough questions - including who he thought was the greatest player of all time.
And unfortunately for Three Lions fans, the former Juventus chief told of his soft spot for 'Hand of God' villain Diego Maradona.
Nevin said: "I did promise to ask the some questions that readers of this column sent in last week.
"And I can confirm that Maradona was his favourite player - to play against and also the best.
"Zinedine Zidane got a special smile when I asked about team-mates but there were many more greats he wanted to mention."
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Conte has become a hero at Stamford Bridge after winning 25 of his 32 games in charge since taking over in the summer.
And the wild emotion and antics on the touchline have become a talking point about the ex-Italy boss.
But Conte insists he will not try and contain himself on the touchline - because he does not feel he would be able to.
Nevin added: "He also underlined he is unlikely to hide his passion during the games any time soon.
"He doesn’t want to and doesn’t think he could suppress it anyway."