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Former Ghana international Kwadwo Asamoah has hailed Antonio Conte as a father figure having featured for the Italian at Juventus.
The pair worked together at Juve between 2012 and 2014 where Asamoah was a key cog of the team.
He played an instrumental role in helping the club to six consecutive Serie A titles between 2013 and 2018, among other titles.
"Yes, it was my turning point and also for this reason I consider Conte almost like a second father. It was fortunate to cross him on my path, thanks to him I became a different player and my career took off," he told The Gazzetta dello Sport.
"The first memory is the final of the 2013-14 season. We had won the Scudetto a few days in advance, but Conte didn't want to relax. goal of 102 points. In the end we succeeded and we were all very satisfied.
The 33-year-old added, "Conte is like that, he is a great coach and an exceptional motivator: both in training and in the game he never makes you relax."
"He always wants to go one hundred percent and he is he is the first to set an example. And then he takes great care of the details: with him you can miss a step, but not a position."
The pair worked together at Juve between 2012 and 2014 where Asamoah was a key cog of the team.
He played an instrumental role in helping the club to six consecutive Serie A titles between 2013 and 2018, among other titles.
"Yes, it was my turning point and also for this reason I consider Conte almost like a second father. It was fortunate to cross him on my path, thanks to him I became a different player and my career took off," he told The Gazzetta dello Sport.
"The first memory is the final of the 2013-14 season. We had won the Scudetto a few days in advance, but Conte didn't want to relax. goal of 102 points. In the end we succeeded and we were all very satisfied.
The 33-year-old added, "Conte is like that, he is a great coach and an exceptional motivator: both in training and in the game he never makes you relax."
"He always wants to go one hundred percent and he is he is the first to set an example. And then he takes great care of the details: with him you can miss a step, but not a position."