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Jamie Carragher: What Chelsea are doing better than any team I've ever seen
JAMIE CARRAGHER believes Chelsea are playing the 3-4-3 formation better than any team he has ever seen before.
Antonio Conte praises Chelsea following 1-0 win
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte switched from a traditional 4-3-3 formation to a 3-4-3 back in October and they haven't looked back since.
Their 1-0 win over Middlesbrough on Sunday moved them top of the Premier League for the first time since their title win back in 2015.
It also extended their run to six consecutive league wins and are yet to concede a goal in the Premier League since September.
Antonio Conte has transformed Chelsea in title contenders this season
Jamie Carragher has been impressed with what Antonio Conte has achieved at Chelsea so far
And Carragher has praised Conte for changing Chelsea's system to devastating effect.
"Chelsea are playing this formation as well as anyone I've ever seen do it," Carragher said on Sky Sports' Monday Night Football.
"[The performance against Southampton] was more than professional - especially in the first half.
Chelsea have won six league games on the bounce
"They were unfortunate not to go into half-time two or three up."
The former Liverpool defender also reserved praise for Diego Costa who became the first Premier League player this season to score 10 goals.
"Diego Costa is looking like he was when he first arrived," Carragher added.
"He's as good as any striker out there at this moment."
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