Antonio Conte aims to take advantage of Chelsea's Champions League absence to sharpen their Premier League title challenge. The Blues finished 10th last term, a hugely disappointing campaign that cost Jose Mourinho his job in December and represented a lacklustre and unsuccessful title defence. Guus Hiddink steadied the ship with a calm caretaker stint, allowing Chelsea to recruit Conte on completion of his Euro 2016 duties managing Italy. Conte exploited Juve's lack of Champions League football to swipe the Serie A title in his first season managing the Turin giants in 2011-12, and is already eyeing a repeat in west London. "Not playing in the Champions League could be an opportunity because I will be able to work more with my players," Conte said. "If you ask me if I prefer this situation, I don't because Chelsea must be in this competition. You do feel like you're missing something when you're not involved in the Champions League. It is a special competition and you want to play in it every year. "But because we are not, I will have a whole week to train with my players and that gives me a chance to work with them more compared to Chelsea managers in previous seasons." Conte...
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