Victor Moses reveals how Antonio Conte brought his career back to rise

Chelsea wing-back Victor Moses has talked to Sky Sports about Antonio Conte and how the Italian tactician has rejuvenated the player to his best level so far while making him a key player in the Blues’ title charge.

The Nigerian international was just another stud of the ruthless loan system of Chelsea’s, before the 46-year-old manager stepped in to make an end of it, turning the shriveling attacker into a flamboyant wing-back of a terrific new formation labelled as the 3-4-3.

Moses had spent his previous three seasons away on loan at Premier League sides Liverpool, Stoke City and West Ham, as Jose Mourinho didn’t really care to give the man a chance in his team.

“It’s frustrating when you know your manager wants to use other players ahead of you and you’ve got to go on loan to different clubs. You get injured and all of a sudden you’re not getting back in the team. You can’t settle well. You’ve got to move your kids to a new school every season… Stuff like that is always going to play in your head.”

Despite the poor past, it’s luckily just the past, and Moses has completed the extraordinary turnaround and thinks that the main reason was to keep believing.

“I’ve never doubted the ability that I’ve got. Chelsea is one of the best clubs in the world and I’ve always believed I have the ability to get into the team. I’ve proved that this season. I just kept working hard and kept believing in myself. I’ve moved on from the difficult times now. This is a season I am never going to forget.”

Moses didn’t know he was going to stay at Chelsea until the Blues’ pre-season friendly in California, when Conte told the 26-year-old that he’s a part of his plans for the upcoming campaign – which the Nigerian really respected.

“For a manager to come up to you and speak to you in that way, it meant a lot. I really appreciated it.

We’ve got a manager now who gives everyone the opportunity to express themselves. I felt that from the start, right from the first day of training. He was talking to all the players. There was no fauvoritism. Everyone was the same to him. As long as you went out and proved yourself, he would give you the opportunity. I was very pleased to see that. It gave me confidence.

He knows I’m good offensively. He has always said to me that I’m very good in one-v-ones, but defensively he’s always working hard on me in training to make sure I’m solid. It has helped bring my game to another level. He talks to me a lot. I really appreciate that from a manager.”

Victor Moses, Sky Sports

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