MOSES
Victor Moses is finally happy at Chelsea after the arrival
of Antonio Conte as manager, revealing former boss Jose Mourinho never spoke to
him face to face.
Mourinho returns to Stamford Bridge – where he won three
Premier League titles in two spells at the club – as Manchester United manager,
and is expected to receive a warm welcome from many fans and former players.
However there will be no love lost between him and Nigeria
international Moses, who was frozen out by Mourinho after being sent on loan to
Liverpool in 2013, when the Portuguese returned to Chelsea.
Moses told
ESPN: 'He never spoke to me. I thought in my head, "He's got
his own players already."
'I think we chatted a couple of times on the phone - he
asked if I was alright at Liverpool, but that was it.'
Mourinho was sacked by Chelsea last December – having sent
Moses out on loan again at the start of last season, this time to West Ham
United – and former Italy boss Conte was appointed in the summer.
Since the Italian's arrival, Moses has returned to the first
team, in the previously unfamiliar position of wing back.
Despite the new role Moses is pleased to be playing football
for Chelsea again, and speaks highly of his new boss.
He said: 'The manager who is here now is giving everyone a
chance - even the young lads.
'I'm pleased that he's here and I've just got to go out
there and enjoy my football. As long as you work hard, the manager will see it
and he'll give you an opportunity.
'When the new manager came in, I just wanted to see how it
went. It's a blessing for me that he enjoys the way I play and appreciates the effort
I put in. It gives you a lot of confidence when the manager believes in you.'
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