“My role is to deal with a football team, even if at times one has to raise his voice.
“Conte has great charisma and is a great Coach who fires up his men. I try to transmit that passion to the players on the field. I’ve been working with him for a year, so I know how he thinks and we continually exchange views.
“I left my phone on the team bus, so I haven’t heard from Conte during the game and made my own decisions.
“What does my future hold? For the moment I am replacing my Coach on the touchline. I want to be his collaborator, then we’ll see.
“I did get a little angry with Mirko Vucinic when we conceded a counter-attack after his error, but we cleared the air immediately.
“Vidal wanted to take the penalty because he felt ready. Kwadwo Asamoah was a smart buy and the fact he started tonight proves that.”