Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti has wrote off Chelsea's title chances for this season.
Asked whether Conte can be a success, he sounds less sure that sufficient patience will be afforded him.
"I think it depends what is the goal of the club," Ancelotti told the Mail on Sunday.
"If the goal of the club is to win the Premier League, it will be difficult. But if the goal of the club is to build a new group, to build a new idea of football, to build a new strategy, I think that Conte has a lot of opportunity to do well at this club."