Chelsea players are delighted as their boss, Maurizio Sarri has decided to relax another strict rule made by former coach, Antonio Conte.
Conte upheld a strict regime during his two seasons at Stamford Bridge.
He put restrictions on what the players could eat and demanding they report to training early in the morning.
The former Napoli manager had already relaxed several of those old rules, unbanning the likes of tomato ketchup and HP sauce, as well as scrapping the need to stay at a west London hotel the night before home games.
The Sun, UK, reports that Sarri has now moved some training sessions to the afternoon so his players can spend the mornings at home with their families.
Sarri still carries out double training sessions and also works his players hard, but is keen on rewarding them with more time off in the mornings.
Sarri is far more conscious of his squad’s happiness and well-being than Conte, who demanded that his players “suffer”, and has deliberately taken a gentler approach.
The Italian has brought back a number of banned substances on the lunch menu at the Cobham training base, while players are now allowed to stay at home the night before matches at Stamford Bridge.
Sarri’s decision is part of a wider plan to energise a group of player who had become worn down by Conte’s methods, and they are constantly being consulted on changes.
