Chelsea hero Gus Poyet feels Antonio Conte is facing a huge test this season.
Poyet believes Conte benefited from a settled team last term to win the Premier League title.
He told the London Evening Standard, “Winning the title, it's a virus.
“After you win it the next year something goes wrong for Mourinho, Ancelotti and Conte. It's tough and when you're champions everyone wants to kill you.
“For Chelsea it was a very strange summer, a mess inside the club. The Costa situation was tough and so was replacing him. The new players need time to adapt and prove themselves.
“Last year, with all respect to the squad players, the team was made [he lists off last season's title-winning side]. This year you make one team, I make one team, he makes one team, Conte makes another team. That consistency is why they won the league… not just of selection but formation and style of play."
Source: tribalfootball.com