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Antonio Conte: No bad blood with Watford's Walter Mazzarri

Antonio Conte insists there will be no lingering bad blood in the Premier League with old sparring partner and new Watford boss Walter Mazzarri.

Conte clashed repeatedly with Mazzarri in Italy's Serie A, but the new Chelsea manager claimed their relationship is now "normal".

Former Napoli boss Mazzarri had previously hinted that Conte had borrowed elements of his tactical approach when coaching Juventus.

That prompted a niggly denial from Conte, before Mazzarri battled to smooth things over with an explanation of his original comments. Now though Conte is adamant there will be no issues between the pair in the Premier League.