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Chelsea boss Antonio Conte: Why I'm so active on touchline...

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte admits he's as tired as his players at the end of a game.

Conte says his histrionics on the touchline is to inspire his players.

"Usually when my team play I play with them," he said. "I try in every moment to suggest the right pass or the right position. This is important because sometimes when the ball is off on one side it's important to shout to change side, for example, or at the end of the game when we played 4-2-4 I had to shout to stay very wide with the two wingers, which is not easy. It's important to support the players.

"After the game I am exhausted, but it's important also to read the game, to read the situation because usually when you are watching a game, you look at the ball. I look at the ball but I look at the right position of the defender or the goalkeeper because sometimes it is very difficult for the player to look in that moment and I prefer to suggest. I hope that my throat doesn't pay for it at the end of the game."

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