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Danny Murphy: Chelsea boss Antonio Conte proved his brilliance with this decision
DANNY MURPHY has hailed Antonio Conte for his key tactical change during Chelsea’s win over Manchester City.
Antonio Conte brought off Kurt Zouma at half-time
Chelsea tightened their grip on the title with a 2-1 victory over Manchester City last night at Stamford Bridge.
At half-time with the Blues leading, Nemanja Matic came on for Kurt Zouma, which pushed Pedro into a wing-back role, while Cesar Azpilicueta dropped into a back three.
And BBC Sport pundit Murphy thinks it was another example of superb management by Conte.
Danny Murphy hailed Antonio Conte's tactical brilliance
Conte recognised he was wrong with his starting line-up and and it turned out to be a terrific bit of management
“What a great managerial decision. At 2-1 up, Conte made a change and went from 3-4-3 to 3-5-2,” Murphy told BBC’s Match of the Day.
“What Matic has done is sit there all season. Chelsea in the second-half were tighter and urged City to play around the side of them.
“City found it more difficult even though they had a couple of chances at the end.
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“Conte recognised he was wrong with his starting line-up and and it turned out to be a terrific bit of management.”
Chelsea are seven points clear of nearest title rivals Tottenham, who lost 3-1 to Swansea.
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