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Willian: This is how Chelsea boss Antonio Conte differs from Jose Mourinho
CHELSEA midfielder Willian has revealed Antonio Conte is more of a motivator than Jose Mourinho.
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Conte has worked wonders at Chelsea since being appointed in the summer, guiding the Blues to the top of the Premier League table.
His predecessor Mourinho struggled during his final season at Stamford Bridge.
And Willian, who worked under both managers, has now revealed how Conte and current Manchester United boss Mourinho differ.
Willian has revealed how Chelsea boss Antonio Conte differs from Jose Mourinho
"Antonio Conte always works hard with us,” Willian said.
“He prepares us precisely about every opposing side, so we can go into each game with the correct plan.
"He has different training methods to Jose Mourinho, and a different philosophy of football.
Jose Mourinho is now in charge of Manchester United
“He is more of a motivator than Jose, and expects us to play at full throttle.
"Mourinho is a terrific manager as well - he has won lots of trophies with Chelsea - but now Conte is continuing his good work.
"When a new manager comes in it is always difficult to transform everything and be successful straight away. Things did not go perfectly for us at first.
"But in time our results got better, and we had that incredible run of wins.”
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