Antonio Conte has been constantly calling his Tottenham coaches ahead of his return from Italy after finding managing from afar a stressful and enjoyable experience, reckons his assistant head coach Cristian Stellini.
Stellini and the rest of the coaching staff have stepped up at the club with their head coach currently situated 778 miles away in Italy, recovering in his Turin home after initially coming back too quickly from emergency surgery to remove his gallbladder. While Conte has been heavily involved remotely, watching videos of training every day and in constant contact while making decisions during matches, Spurs have won three of their four Premier League games this month.
That has brought the unusual situation of Conte being set to be nominated for the Manager of the Month award despite having only been present in the dugout for the 4-1 defeat at Leicester City.
