Cesc Fabregas is a regular for Chelsea again and head coach Antonio Conte hailed the midfielder.
Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte admitted he changed his mind about
Cesc Fabregas, praising the midfielder for forcing his way into his
plans.
Fabregas struggled for playing time early last season, Conte's first
at the club, before fighting his way in as Chelsea went on to win the
Premier League title.
The Spain international has already made 12 league starts this season – he made 13 in 2016-17 – and Conte hailed the 30-year-old.
"Cesc at the start of last season didn't play a lot, but I was very happy because through the work he tried to change my mind and it happened," the Italian said ahead of his side's Champions League clash against Atletico Madrid.
"If you remember the second part of last season he started to play
with regularity and first part of last season I played almost every game
with [N'Golo] Kante and [Nemanja] Matic.
"But in the second part of the season Cesc played a lot of games, and he was very important for us to win the title.
"This season he has continued to work very hard, showed me great commitment and behaviour and the coach has to make the best decision."
The Spain international has already made 12 league starts this season – he made 13 in 2016-17 – and Conte hailed the 30-year-old.
"Cesc at the start of last season didn't play a lot, but I was very happy because through the work he tried to change my mind and it happened," the Italian said ahead of his side's Champions League clash against Atletico Madrid.
"But in the second part of the season Cesc played a lot of games, and he was very important for us to win the title.
"This season he has continued to work very hard, showed me great commitment and behaviour and the coach has to make the best decision."
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