This, after all, was the one thing his team had been missing. Conte's suspension had not prevented him from coaching Juventus during the week, nor from drawing up his schemes to counteract each opponent. He retained control over the team's daily schedule, his rules governing even how players were allowed to get home after European away games.
Landing back in Italy in the small hours of the morning – 4.10am in the case of this week's win in Donetsk – Juventus' players have been required to return to the Vinovo training ground together on the team bus, rather than being met by friends and family at Turin's Caselle airport. According to Gazzetta dello Sport, the ruse was designed to ensure that they would be too tired to contemplate heading out for a meal or drink.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2012/dec/10/antonio-conte-juventus-serie-a
Landing back in Italy in the small hours of the morning – 4.10am in the case of this week's win in Donetsk – Juventus' players have been required to return to the Vinovo training ground together on the team bus, rather than being met by friends and family at Turin's Caselle airport. According to Gazzetta dello Sport, the ruse was designed to ensure that they would be too tired to contemplate heading out for a meal or drink.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2012/dec/10/antonio-conte-juventus-serie-a
