Antonio Conte is pleased David Luiz is proving doubters wrong at Chelsea.
David Luiz has been in impeccable form since returning to Stamford Bride from Paris Saint Germain, and Antonio Conte says he is thrilled with the performances Luiz has put in, despite many doubters claiming he would be a liability for the Blues’ when he resigned.
“He is showing his real value,” Conte said. “I’m pleased with his performances.
“It’s important for him, for Chelsea and for me. I like to repeat (to) all my players – you need a lot of time to be something important and you can have only one minute to disrupt all this.
“It’s important to continue this way with great concentration, with great focus in every game.
“When you are a central defender and you play in the middle you must pay great attention, because you have to play football with great intelligence… to understand the moment to be aggressive and to cover the others.”
He also spoke about his approach to the game on Sunday against Burnley, after such a good result at Stamford Bridge against Arsenal.
“I like to keep always the right tension in my players,” Conte said. “After a good win you can be relaxed and I try to avoid this.
“This is a part of improving your mentality, the winning mentality.
“When you have this type of game against Liverpool or Arsenal the tension is high. In those moments you must cut a bit of pressure.
“When the intensity is not high, I try to increase the intensity, to increase the tension and to warn about the danger of the game.
“‘Pay attention because on Sunday we risk a lot if we have this concentration, this intensity, for example.
“It’s important to be ready to fight. If we are a bit relaxed we risk to lose and that’s a pity.”
