Antonio Conte will always hold a special place in my heart … he gave Chelsea our rebirth

Ancelotti won the double, Michael Ballack, Joe Cole, Deco and Juliano Belletti were all released and replaced mostly by Josh McEachran, Gael Kakuta and Fabio Borini.

When Mourinho asked John Stones to rely on his success in 2015, he got Papy Djilibodji instead.

For many of us, Conte has become another victim of his success. This success was almost immediate and left a lasting impact, both on Chelsea football and English football.

It's easy to forget that he went into a club that was at its lowest level for two decades. A manager from Chelsea quickly transformed

Indeed, his adoption of three at the back changed the tactical approach of the league, and he even temporarily transformed Victor Moses into a Cafu .

His management was pragmatic, he identified and played to the strength of his players, and forged together and the team spirit that seemed to have disappeared under Mourinho and Hiddink.

At a time when he was most needed – Con To restore the soul and pride of Chelsea, he made us our brave back.

He quickly made a point of contacting Chelsea's followers. The day he arrived, Conte was photographed in front of Stamford Bridge, his piercing blue eyes looking up at the statue of club legend Peter Osgood.

In his first game as manager, he plunged into the crowd to celebrate a last-minute winner against rivals West Ham.

After the insipidity of Hiddink's second spell, this pbadion was refreshing as well as contagious.

The club was revitalized, the team was galvanized and it seemed like the fans, the players, the management and the club were shooting once again in the same direction.

Predisposed with Chelsea, a little over a year later, he left and all semblance of unity disappeared.

Not to say that Conte was infallible. Sometimes, in his second season, his melancholy seemed as contagious as his pbadion had felt in his first.

His departure management of Diego Costa, so often the difference in the winning 13-match race that cemented the success of his first season, not only robbed the team of one of his best players and the greatest characters, but also turned elements of the locker room against their boss.

The team spirit that he had wrought during his first year pbaded out in his sophomore year.

And I agree with him on the recruitment of the board, the repeated failure of our success and the impossible task of balance. The club's conflicting demands for immediate success and focus on promoting promising youngsters in the team, with the Costa situation, he was as guilty of sabotage as the club was.

And the least said to lose our 28-year record of undefeated house against Tottenham the best.

But ultimately, it should be this title and the 13 consecutive wins that are his legacy.

Throughout this season we have played against the best counter-striker of the Premier League and the 3-1 win at Manchester City is one of the great performances of Chelsea.

celebrations outside at Goodison Park, where we traded not only Everton, but also all the lingering doubts that we would be champions, and at Hawthorns where we finally won the title will live long in the memory of fans from Chelsea who were

These are the moments that make the thousands of pounds we spend every season, the miles we travel, every 0-0 boring draw we endure worth it.

More than anyone else this season, Conte was responsible for them and for that reason, he will always hold a special place in my heart. Thank you, and good luck Antonio