Chelsea FC is one of the top title contenders for this Premier League season, manager Antonio Conte has reached a certain level of trust among his players that seemed to have been lost in recent seasons. Some players who weren't considered among the best inside the club, have managed to improve under the Italian coach. People like Brazilian Oscar are very grateful for having this boss giving commands.
Talking to the club's website, Oscar said: "[Conte] is giving me a lot of confidence and I'm doing very well. Hopefully I can continue to do so. In the last few seasons I have played as a 10 or as a winger. Now I'm going back to my original position of number eight, attacking and defending from box to box, which is my original role and the one I like the most.
"It's been a very successful time for me here at Chelsea. I won a lot in the last few seasons - the Premier League, League Cup and the Europa League. Only last season wasn't great, not only individually, but as a team. Hopefully this season we will win trophies and get back to a winning mentality. The objective is not only to finish in the top four, but to fight for the league, FA Cup and League Cup because we have to win trophies."
Oscar continued: "The coach has changed the formation, we are playing a different system to last season. His training method is different to what we had last season and he's changed both the players' mentality and the team's mentality. I think we have improved since he's come here. I think you can see that last season we were lacking a bit of resilience. We had that spirit in some games, but we weren't consistent. It's good to have that spirit back and we are looking to improve on that front. If we keep up this team spirit, we will be a threat in the Premier League."
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