Antonio Conte’s decision to reintegrate Victor Moses at Stamford Bridge and name him the Blues starting wing-back has been a masterstroke, according to former Chelsea striker Tony Cascarino.
Moses, 25, spent the last three seasons on loan at various Premier League clubs and appeared to have little future at the club for whom he had started just one game over three years from May 2013.
However Moses has started Chelsea’s last three games, all wins and all in Conte’s 3-4-3. The Nigerian international has been tasked with the wingback role and has taken it on with aplomb.
In the 4-0 win over Manchester United he proved an industrious presence, disrupting Jose Mourinho’s side in defence and contributing to the Blues attack. Moses’ display earned him high praise from former Blue Cascarino.
“Antonio Conte’s switch to a 3-4-3 formation has proved to be successful but the new Chelsea head coach’s best move was playing Victor Moses as a right wing back,” Cascarino wrotes in The Times.
“He offers a threat going forward down the right and also works very hard tracking back…
“People at Stoke City told me that he was the fittest player during his loan spell and that athleticism is helping him in his new role. Moses’ recent emergence could prove to be a masterstroke by Conte.”
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