WHOLLY MOSES

Conte hails wingback’s attitude to be a title Victor

ANTONIO CONTE has hailed Victor Moses “a complete player” after the Chelsea star’s coming of age this season.

Moses, 26, looked destined to become another of football’s nearly men after joining the Blues from Wigan in a £9million move in 2012.

First he went to Liverpool on loan, then to Stoke and finally to tomorrow’s opponents West Ham last season.

It looked unlikely that he’d ever make the breakthrough at his parent club.

But then Conte arrived in the summer and he claims to have seen what Moses had to offer in just a few training sessions.

Since the September switch to the 3-4-3 formation, which has served the Stamford Bridge outfit so well this season,season Moses him in this new position position, then has been in the form of his life. no, not before.

And last week he was “We started 4- 2- 4 and I rewarded for his progress with always saw him as a winger, a new three-year deal. very good in one versus one,

Conte said: “I realised but a bit poor defensively. quickly that Victor could stay “Then, when I decided to with us. During pre- season, change the system, I wanted to when we stayed in America, I try him in this new role and to told him, ‘Victor, you will work with him on defensive stay with us.’ situa situations.

“I’m happy to have e “He showed me this type of player g great commitment and for Victor, he to understand, to was very, very happy study the new when he listened to role, above all my words. d defensively.

“He told me, ‘I’m “Now we have a ready to stay here andnd co complete player, fight for you, for the club club. offe offensively and I need to have my chance and defensively.” show I deserve to play with this Conte ( above) has also team’. flourished at Chelsea and that

“This happened and he has has not gone unnoticed back shown himself to be a great home in Italy, with Inter Milan player. reportedly keen to grab him

“If you ask me if I imagined amid claims he is homesick. Conte,Conte whose wife and daughter are due to follow him to England in the summer, added: “This is my first season away, in a new country, with a new language and new habits, and it’s totally different from my past.

“For sure, arriving here was not easy. It’s tough when you start a new season in a different situation.

“But I’m enjoying my time at Chelsea with my players.

“If you ask me if my family is missing me then, honestly, I have to say yes.

“It’s not easy to live and experience this while my family are still in Italy.”

But, putting Stamford Bridge fans’ minds at rest, he added: “Now I am having this great experience in England, in an amazing league.

“And I hope to live this experience with my family next season.”