Mourinho’s legacy helping Conte to succeed at Chelsea – Chris Kamara

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Mourinho’s legacy helping Conte to succeed at Chelsea – Chris Kamara

A former England player, Chris Kamara has said that now Manchester United boss, Jose Mourinho left a legacy at Chelsea that has made Antonio Conte’s job easier.

The Portuguese tactician was sacked as Chelsea’s manager 12 months ago during a torrid campaign, and is now in charge at the Old Trafford.

Kamara, now a sports presenter, told Daily Star, “Some managers leave a legacy that new managers can come in and enhance on – and that’s what’s happened at Chelsea [with Mourinho].

“The basis of the team was there but Conte has come in and revived the players that under-performed last season.

“He’s brought in one or two new changes – the system is certainly a lot different now – and he’s found the way he wants to play after so many games.

“You can see from the reaction of Diego Costa after he scored against Crystal Palace where he went straight to the manager how much it means.”

After switching to a 3-4-3 formation, Conte currently has Chelsea on an 11-game winning run, sitting six points clear at the Premier League table.

And Kamara acknowledged that their Italian coach has addressed the right areas since taking the reins.

He added, “I watched Italy in the Euros and their system there. The only thing they didn’t have was a striker to finish it off.

“Defensively they were absolutely superb and you thought ‘is he going to bring that to Chelsea?’

“To his credit, he decided to have a look at the old system to see how it was and he soon realized even in the Premier League you can play three at the back and be successful.”