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- Updated: November 25, 2016
Chelsea great Gianfranco Zola says it is no surprise manager Antonio Conte is doing an exceptional job with the Blues.
The Londoners are riding high again after a disappointing 2015/5 campaign, having gone a point clear at the top of the Premier League when they reeled off a sixth straight League win at Middlesbrough on Sunday.
And Zola, who played over 300 times for Chelsea during a wonderful spell at Stamford Bridge, says the squad are clearly buying into the methods of his fellow Italian Conte, who took charge in the summer.
“Antonio has done exceptionally well,” said Zola. “He is creating an atmosphere and a good basis to keep this form for a long time.
“I …
