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Willian Says Antonio Conte Was 'Very Difficult to Work With' at Chelsea

Willian has admitted he found former Chelsea manager Antonio Conte "very difficult to work with" and joked that he hopes new Blues boss Maurizio Sarri is not like his predecessor.

The Brazilian's game time was limited in Conte's two-year spell and Willian has now opened up about his issues with the Italian's methods, per ESPN Brazil (h/t ESPN.co.uk):

"I hope he [Sarri] is not like Conte. No, I'm kidding. For me, Conte was a manager very difficult to work with. His philosophy, his way of dealing with things is very complicated. There were a few games .