(Video): “I felt the fittest I ever felt… we trained hard” – Chelsea hero on the manager who pushed him most

Gary Cahill speaking about Antonio Conte.

Chelsea fans tend to love Gary Cahill – a really solid player and a solid bloke who was at the club through some glorious years.

His interview on Jon Obi Mikel’s podcast today was fascinating mainly because Cahill spoke so well about some of the myriad managers he had. A lot of people have jumped on the quotes about Maurizio Sarri, but we were also interested in what he thought of Antonio Conte.

“I felt the fittest I ever felt… we trained hard. Super, super fit” Cahill explained as one of the reasons the Italian coach impressed him.

You can see this answer after 36 minutes: