5) Identify a captain
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With club legend and captain John Terry seemingly departing at the end of the season, it would make sense for Conte to decide on a new captain fairly early. Chelsea have always had leaders in the team till now in the form of the “Old Guards” that comprised of John Terry, Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba, Petr Cech and Branislav Ivanovic.
Now that most of them have departed, or are in the process of departing the club, it is necessary to find a new man to take up the job. With John Terry captaining the club for more than a decade, the new captain would have huge boots to fill.
With Fabregas having already captained Arsenal during his stint with the Gunners and captaining Spain during the absence of other senior players, he looks the most appropriate player to take up the armband.
If Conte chooses to make a defender as captain, then Branislav Ivanovic can be considered as he is currently the vice-captain of the club. But his performances have been horrid this season, so it seems unlikely he will be chosen often next season and thus it would be unwise to make him captain.
