"I remember that before my arrival, many people told me: 'These defenders are no good'". For this reason, we bought David Luiz.
Conte, set to give Luiz his second debut for the club at Swansea on Sunday, insisted that Juventus and Italy greats Giorgio Chiellini, Leonardo Bonucci and Andrea Barzadlo were considered no great shakes when he took over at the Serie A giants. "I like to play football and I like the defenders to play football". We know that David can improve in defensive situations, but it's good and I'm very happy he has come here. "He's a positive guy", Conte said. "I'm very pleased for this".
While Hazard has hailed Conte's skills in the dressing room, the new Blues boss believes the "good personality" of David Luiz will further enhance the Blues.
The 29-year-old is a gifted player but is also unpredictable and has been prone to making risky decisions - shortcomings Conte intends to address.
"I know when you are 32, 33, 36, you always can improve".
Per-the-source, Lindelof was present on Antonio Conte's shortlist however, Chelsea cooled their interest in the 22-year-old after learning that Benfica are only willing to sell the defender if his £25 million release clause is met.
"He faces life the right way", said Conte."I have a great responsibility to improve him". He wants to play for Chelsea. If someone thinks that this player loses his concentration during the game, my task is to improve him in that aspect. Also, I find him competitive like Barzagli.
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"I think you can see that last season we were lacking a bit of resilience. To work on weaknesses and make the players stronger".
The young Belgian is one of the best goalkeepers in the world and will be a crucial member of Chelsea's defence and the team.
Luiz completed a £34million move back to Stamford Bridge on August 31 and is available for the Premier League clash at the Liberty Stadium.
'"At this moment we must focus only on our game", Conte said.
Juventus and Inter Milan were both interested in buying the midfielder during the transfer window, but new coach Antonio Conte chose to keep him in the squad.
Luiz revealed that he would be happy to play wherever he is asked having spent time as a defensive midfielder during the end of his first spell at the club.
