LUIZ
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte says he is planning to use
David Luiz in his "right position" at centre-back.
Luiz re-joined
Chelsea on Deadline Day from Paris Saint-Germain for £30m,
having departed the Blues for the Ligue 1 club for a £50m fee two years
earlier.
The Brazil international has played in a variety of
positions throughout his career, and despite most often being deployed in
central defence he said he is happy
to play anywhere for Chelsea.
However, Conte has now confirmed he intends to play Luiz as
a centre-back, which he insists is the 29-year-old's correct position.
"I think David Luiz is a centre-back, he's
played a lot of games in that position," Conte told Chelsea TV. "I
know sometimes he's played as a central midfielder but in my mind the idea is
to utilise him in the right position which, for me, is centre-back. He's played
with Chelsea previously and he will bring a good personality."
Conte also brought in former Sunderland and Bolton defender
Marcos Alonso on the final day of the transfer window on a five-year deal, and
said signing a left-footed full-back was vital for the club.
Following the international break, Chelsea return to Premier
League action against Swansea this weekend, live on Sky Sports' Super Sunday,
and Conte admits they will need to integrate the new signings into their
defence sooner rather than later.
"We reached our targets, David
Luiz and Marcos Alonso are two good signings for us," Conte
added. "Now we have to work with them because I think they can
improve our squad.
"We need to put them into our idea of football. Now we
must work on our defensive situation and with the defensive line. We need to
improve our physical and tactical condition.
"After the international break it's always very tough to
restart because many players don't arrive back until the end of the week, but
we must quickly find our concentration and be focused because we know we play a
tough game against Swansea and we want to prepare in the best way."
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