Report – “Like During Antonio Conte Era” Inter Milan Coach Pushing Squad Hard In High-Intensity Training Sessions | OneFootball

Cristian Chivu is channelling his inner Antonio Conte with higher-intensity training session in Inter Milan’s preseason.

This according to today’s print edition of Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInterNews.

Cristian Chivu is taking charge of his first preseason at Inter Milan. The players have been back in training for a couple weeks now.

And the first order of business for the 44-year-old coach is to get the players into physical shape.

And already, reports the Gazzetta, the differences are very evident compared to in the last few seasons under Simone Inzaghi.

The newspaper note that the intensity is considerably higher with Chivu and his athletic coach Stefano Rapetti.

Chivu Goes Conte – Higher-Intensity Training Sessions At Inter

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According to the Gazzetta, the training sessions are more frequent under Chivu than Inzaghi.

Furthermore, the Romanian has increased the length of the sessions. They now run around ninety minutes, the length of a match.

Under Inzaghi, the training sessions tended to run around an hour.

Furthermore, Chivu has the players in the gym more. Strength training is something the new coach sees as essential for preventing muscle injuries.

Ultimately, Chivu’s goal is to have the players at a higher athletic level than in the past.

The 44-year-old is keen to have fewer drop-offs in intensity in the second halves of matches than Inter have in recent seasons.

In this respect, the Gazzetta note, Chivu has brought back the ethos of former Inter coach Antonio Conte.

In his two seasons at Inter, Conte, now in charge of Napoli, insisted on a gruelling, physical exhausting preseason training ordeal.

Conte’s belief was that if the squad could handle such a tough preseason schedule, it would have them in the best condition to face the season.

Similarly, Chivu seems to be going all-in on a tough, high-intensity training approach.