Chelsea’s appointment of Antonio Conte as manager “does not make any sense”, says ex-Blues striker Chris Sutton.
He thinks the Italy boss is too similar to Jose Mourinho, who was sacked in December amid suggestions he had fallen out with several senior players.
“If the players have downed tools before there is every suggestion that, with Conte being a similar type to Mourinho, they will down tools again,” Sutton told BBC Radio 5 live.
Conte, 46, takes over after Euro 2016.
“If he comes in and starts hitting the players with a whip, are they going to respond?” asked Sutton.
“Bringing in a similar type of manager to Mourinho in Conte doesn’t make any sense to me.”
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