Chelsea have now won five in a row in the Premier League
They’ve done it without conceding a goal and now sit second in the table.
But the Chelsea boss thinks his side still have a lot more improving to do to fulfil their full potential.
Conte told the club’s website: “The first time I changed to this system was against Arsenal for the last 25 minutes, and then we continued with this idea of football.
“For sure in this month we have developed, we have worked a lot on this system, and for sure I have to say thanks to my players because they had the right concentration, the right attitude, the right will to stay more than before in the training sessions and now it is easier than one month ago.
“But we know we can improve a lot on different aspects – the pressure on the ball, quickly being more compact – for sure we have to improve.”
The Italian also believes manager like Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp coming to the Premier League is helping to promote new ideas and philosophies in England.
He added: “I think in England something is changing because there are different coaches from different countries and they are bringing new different ideas and new methods and new philosophies of football, and I think this is very good for the English league.
“In the pre-season I preferred to work on the concept, on the principles and then you develop the system of play, but I always knew this squad could play with this 3-4-3 system. In my mind there was this possibility.
“I knew the characteristic of the players and for this reason when I spoke to the club and we planned the season, this system was an alternative to the 4-2-4.”
Chelsea return to action after the international break against Middlesbrough as they look to leapfrog Liverpool at the top of the table.
