
Chelsea
manager Antonio Conte thinks his players have put their opening weekend
defeat to Burnley firmly behind them after a third straight win at
Leicester.
Goals from N'Golo Kante and Alvara Morata sent the Premier League champions
to victory. Jamie Vardy netted from the penalty spot but it was not enough
to stop the in-form Blues.
After a turbulent transfer window, where Conte missed out on a couple of his
top targets, and a surprising opening weekend defeat to Burnley, the club
have since put together a string of fine results, including a 2-1 win away
at Tottenham.
The Chelsea boss admits he's been impressed with how his team have reacted
in the last three games.
"Despite our bad start against Burnley, a bit of difficulty, I think to win
three in a row is important for the players," he said.
"We are doing very well. I have great players, my players are reliable and I
trust them. I think the mentality today was very strong, very positive, very
good, until the penalty.
"I think we were in total control of the game, scored the first goal, the
second goal. We conceded to a counter-attack when we lost the ball for the
penalty, and after they tried to put some pressure on, but we created many
chances to improve the scoreline."
Despite the positive results, Conte is keeping his feet on the ground. The
Italian, who signed the likes of Danny Drinkwater, Morata and Antonio
Rudiger in the window, admits he needs time to work with his team in order
for them to reach their maximum.
He said: "We must be satisfied but I repeat, now we are trying to involve
new players with the older players and this is a process.
"We need time. In football there is not a lot of time but we are working
very hard."
Morata has adapted well to his new surroundings to fill the void left by the
AWOL Diego Costa.
The club-record £60million signing from Real Madrid has scored three in the
Premier League already and has now scored 14 goals in his last 16
appearances for club and country.
"It's a good day for the team, it's a good day for Alvaro," Conte said.
"It's always important for a striker to score but for me it's very important
to see he is improving and he is more involved in our football. That's the
most important thing. If he scores I am very happy and I am pleased for the
player."