He said he expected the 21-year-old Frenchman to make his first-team return after the upcoming worldwide break in October.
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Cesc Fabregas has hailed Antonio Conte as “a great Coach with a special philosophy” and has bad news for Milan.
“For Cesc [Fabregas] this is a special game but the most important thing for Cesc now is that he is a Chelsea player and he is playing very well for Chelsea”, Conte explained. “We are very happy with him”, Fabregas admitted.
Speaking ahead of the game, Conte stated that the nature of the game is enough motivation for any player.
‘I’m pleased with his attitude, with his commitment during training and in the last game.
“For [Nemanja] Matic, who is the opposite of me, he wants him to be better offensively”.
“It’s too early”, he said. It’s normal when you are in a team like Chelsea to have this problem, but I don’t see any problem in this situation. Not just the defenders. We must change this because last season was a bad season.
This season the 28-year-old has been a part of Chelsea’s three-man-midfield – alongside N’Golo Kanté and Oscar – but thinks his role is slightly more offensive now than last campaign. “We must reflect a lot to find very soon the right way”.
“Let’s focus on what is important – Chelsea winning”.
He said: “I want to win and my choice is done to win”. They are a good team with young players who are a good technical, footballing team.
“It’s fantastic if someone is able to stay for 20 years in the same club”, Conte said of Wenger.
“But I think also that everyone must look in our house for the problem”. He sees that every day. We are training very hard for it.
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“We know that we must work a lot and if someone thinks now this team is ready to fight… we must wait to be a great team not only on paper but on the pitch”. In the next game. “If a coach or manager is working well and you don’t win, I’m sure in the future you will win”.
