11 March,2017 11:47 AM IST | | PA Sport
Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte refuses to be distracted by the mind games deployed by managerial rivals including Jose Mourinho, saying talking does not win games
London: Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte refuses to be distracted by the mind games deployed by managerial rivals including Jose Mourinho, saying talking does not win games.
Mourinho's Manchester United visit Stamford Bridge in the FA Cup quarter-final on Monday night.
Conte said: "I'm very focused on the pitch. The mind games don't bring you to win, above all if you face a team who is focused."
Chelsea lead the Premier League by 10 points and United are sixth, 17 points behind.
Former Juventus and Italy boss Conte added: "No, no. I don't think it's important. (There is) nothing we have to clarify with him. I've shown at Chelsea, not only Chelsea, every team that I managed that I live the game with great passion. Sometimes I want to share my enthusiasm, my passion with my players, with my staff, also with my fans. I think it's normal. We are not similar in anyway," Conte added.
