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Antonio Conte wants total control at Chelsea as he sidelines wantaway duo Diego Costa and Nemanja Matic

Moving on: Diego Costa and Nemanja Matic will leave Chelsea this summer: AFP/Getty Images
Moving on: Diego Costa and Nemanja Matic will leave Chelsea this summer: AFP/Getty Images

Antonio Conte has revealed his determination to have complete control of the dressing room at Chelsea.

The Italian hinted his need for authority over the players is behind the decision to cast Diego Costa out of his plans ahead of the new season.

Chelsea are no closer to agreeing a price with Atletico Madrid for the Costa, who was told back in January that he would be sold in the summer.

Nemanja Matic also wants to depart Stamford Bridge, with Manchester United, Inter Milan and Juventus in the hunt. He was ordered to stay behind and train at Cobham rather than be with the squad on their pre-season tour of the Far East.

Talking about his man-management methods, the former Juventus midfielder explained: "The coach must be in total control of the dressing room otherwise there is anarchy.

"If you lose control, anything can happen and probably you will be sacked in one or two months. If you are lucky three months.

"It is more difficult. When I was a footballer, the club had more power. If you give education and respect, you must demand education and respect. It is logical that when you must be tough, you must be tough.

"Then it is right when you have 22 players, it is right to have the same behaviour with all the players – not because one is young and they are different. That is not good.

"If a player makes a mistake, a young player or an old player, you must underline it and help improve the player to help avoid the mistake in the future.

"Otherwise, if I go and am very strict only with the young player and not the old players, it is not the right way to have respect from the dressing room.

"The players are at the same level and sometimes I demand more from the old players than the young players – they have more experience to teach the young players the right behaviour."