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‘Luiz looks a serious defender’
- Updated: October 30, 2016
Chelsea’s defensive prowess of late has been typified by David Luiz’s resurgence under their new formation, according to Jamie Redknapp.
A 3-0 loss to Arsenal prompted manager Antonio Conte to rethink his tactics, and Chelsea now sit fourth in the table having picked up four wins and four clean sheets in the Premier League since opting for three centre-backs.
Luiz has played in the middle of Chelsea’s defensive trio during this run, most recently their 2-0 win at Southampton on Sunday, and Jamie Redknapp admitted the Brazilian has transformed under Conte.
“There is a hunger about this Chelsea team,” said Redknapp. “The manager has brought that in and the players are buying into it.
“Every single player on that pitch is working hard and there’s a desire about them again. Conte has got them so well drilled. Everybody knows their job when they have the ball and it suits them defensively as well.
“Luiz looks – I’m scared to say it – like a serious defender. You’ve got him buying into it as well, and that was a problem for Chelsea for many years. But when he’s like that, he looks the real deal.”
Questions were asked as to where Luiz would fit in following his Deadline Day move from …
