Victor Moses relishes new Chelsea role

Nigerian/Chelsea player Victor Moses

Victor Moses has spoken out about how much he is “relishing” playing as a wing-back at Chelsea this season after struggling to hit the ground running since joining the Blues in 2012.
The 25-year-old has featured in eight Premier League matches for Chelsea including in their last three against Hull City, Leicester City and Manchester United which they have won without conceding.
Moses opened up on why he has thrived as a wing-back despite having never played in that role before, and credits his outstanding performance to his Italian manager at the club, Antonio Conte.
The Nigeria international said he is only focused on improving as a wing-back in Chelsea’s 3-4-3 formation.
“I have not played there before. I have just got to listen to what the manager asks me to do in that position, and the way he wants me to do it.
“Every game we play I just want to keep on improving. The more games you play, the more experience you get in that position. I’m really relishing it at the moment and enjoying it.
“It’s very important to understand your teammates. I have got Azpilicueta there, the spare right-back, who is behind me, and he communicates with me and really helps me out to make sure I am in the right position.
“It’s very good to link up with Pedro or Willian, too. They know when it’s time for me to go or when not to go.
“We speak to each other and we look at each other’s movement to make sure we are doing the right thing on the pitch,” Moses explained to Chelsea’s website about his new role.
He added that their performance in recent matches is down to serious “work as a unit in training.”
The former Wigan Athletic man hopes they can “keep the momentum going” in subsequent matches.
Meanwhile in yesterday’s EPL tie between Chelsea and Southampton, goals from Eden Hazard and Diego Costa saw the Blues safely past the challenge of Southampton at St. Mary’s, as they prevailed 2-0 to climb into the EPL top four.