Supersonic Antonio Conte bosses the big five

Adaptability. It’s a skill set which doesn’t normally enjoy the glamour and glitz of its cousins Talent, Innovation, and Inspiration.

It lives the life of Denis Irwin rather than Denis Law, of David Platt rather than David Beckham. It feels more Ronnie than Ronaldo. And yet it is the key characteristic separating the greatest coaches in world football in this year’s Premier League title battle.

When the season began there were plenty of people willing to put aside the names of competing clubs and think of this campaign as Mourinho v Guardiola v Klopp v Wenger v Conte.