Gary Neville salutes Antonio Conte's title-winning Chelsea

Gary Neville has highlighted Antonio Conte's assured managerial style, his team's solid spine and their unflappable consistency after Chelsea were confirmed as Premier League champions.

The top-flight pacesetters secured their fifth league crown with a 1-0 victory at West Brom on Friday night, sealed by Michy Batshuayi's late strike.
nd, speaking on the Gary Neville Podcast at The Hawthorns, the Sky Sports pundit outlined his reasons for Chelsea's triumph.
"You can see the camaraderie that exists between Antonio Conte and his players," Neville said. "Last season, Jose Mourinho's team look disinterested but they've re-engaged with the club, the manager, the system and the style of play.
"The players have benefitted from the free weeks of training. You can imagine the hours and hours of shape; a very methodical way of working. When you try something on the training pitch and it comes to fruition on a Saturday, the players start to trust you and it builds confidence.
"It doesn't take a lot for our cameras to make a manager look a little panicky and nervous. Earlier on in the season, Pep Guardiola was looking like a confident manager and Conte looked a little bit ruffled. Then, all of a sudden, it started to turn, with Pep starting to look a bit more ruffled while Conte looked like a genius.
"Conte has found a system and found a group of players who stay fit. They've got consistency - they've had the reliability throughout with the same back five and goalkeeper, the same midfield and the same front three.
"I've never seen a team win the Premier League without strength and power. Costa, Matic, Kante, David Luiz, Cahill - that spine is strong. It withstood the onslaught that West Brom posed, but it can also break down more subtle teams.