Less than a month ago there were rumors that Antonio Conte could be sacked as Chelsea's coach, but since then the Italian manager has fully established himself in the Premier League. The former Juventus manager was enthusiastic after his team defeated Everton 5-0 at Stamford Bridge, this is what he had to say to Chelsea's official site about his players
‘When you have this type of performance you are very happy, I’m pleased above all for my players,’ said the Italian. ‘It’s important to win but when you win in this way it’s great. It can improve our confidence and I’m very pleased tonight.
‘When you see every day the players’ commitment and work rate it’s important to have this type of performance. We can continue to work very hard and trust in our work.
‘We don’t want to send a message to other teams, we want to send one to ourselves. It’s important to be focused on our work. We want to improve and we are working a lot. This is the right way and the players are recognising that. Everton is now the past and after the international break we must start again in the same way we’ve left it today.
‘What was important was to win, play good football and bring our principles to the pitch. When you play five in a row and don’t concede you can be satisfied.
‘Everton changed their formation and system, they tried to find a solution where it was man to man in every zone of the pitch. Every coach uses a system with different ideas.
‘We have good players with great talent and we have to put them in the best situation to exploit their talent. There was a fantastic atmosphere with our supporters and we must continue to work together.’
‘Eden Hazard is playing great football and showing his talent, but the most important thing I’m seeing is that he’s fantastic with the ball and also without the ball. Him, Diego and Pedro are working very hard for the team.’
‘My players have adapted very quickly to this system but the principles are the same. We changed something defensively and offensively. I’m very happy because when the players produce this type of performance it’s important for my work. I’m sure we can improve and we need to.
‘Kante is a great player in the same way Matic is. They are very strong and protect our three central defenders, who are also playing very well and staying focused in every moment of the game. David Luiz is playing good football with great concentration, Azpilicueta and Gary the same, when John Terry came on it was the same, and also Moses and Alonso.
‘ Cahill is playing very well with great attention. It’s not easy when you make a mistake like he did in the game against Swansea, but he’s shown me great personality. I’m pleased for him.’
