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Buffon on Conte; "He's a born winner. I'm not surprised by what Chelsea are doing"
In an interview with Fox Sports, Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has been eulogising over his former coach at both club and international level, Antonio Conte. After the Italian tactician’s wonderful start to life in the Premier League at Chelsea, the legendary custodian explained that; “I’m not surprised that Chelsea are at the top of the Premier League. Conte is a born winner and never settles for second place. I’m sure he’s urging the players to give their all and they have a great chance to win the title”.
He went on to declare that; “Not only have they got one of the best coaches in Europe, but the fact that they don’t have any European competition to worry about, gives the players the chance to rest in the week and this will have a huge bearing on the outcome at the end of the season”.
The Blues currently have a three point lead over Arsenal at the top of the table.
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