Conte's System Suits Me - Fabregas

After enduring a difficult start under new boss
Antonio Conte, Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas
says he now feels he is settling into the Italian's
system at Stamford Bridge.
The Spain international seemed to be on the fringes
of the Chelsea squad for much of the early season,
with Nemanja Matic and N'Golo Kante dominating
minutes in the middle of the Chelsea midfield, but
Fabregas has started two of the past three fixtures
in recent weeks.
The former Arsenal and Barcelona man has made
the most of his opportunities, scoring the winner
against Sunderland on Wednesday.
"People forget it's only the second time in my life,
in my whole career, I've played this system,"
Fabregas said. "My teammates have played a lot
more than me. Against Manchester City [in early
December], it was a big test because it was the
first game. I'm getting used to it. I feel very
comfortable.
"I have a lot of players in front of me, so I can pick
passes between the lines. they run into space and
I have protection behind me. I'm really enjoying it,
and I think it suits me a lot."
"People say I cannot defend, but I recovered the
ball, went forward, and scored [against
Sunderland]," Fabregas added. "I know what I can
do, but the problem is I haven't had minutes, and if
you don't play, you can't show what you can do."
"In football nowadays, people forget very quickly
who you are, what you've done and what you can
do. Hopefully, now I can have a run of games to
keep my fitness up and show what I can do."
Chelsea's midweek win was their 10th on the trot,
and Fabregas believes his team has a good shot at
winning the Premier League title.
"We can compete. I've seen many times teams
winning titles Manchester United, Arsenal, and
Chelsea where these 1-0 victories are so
important. Hopefully, we can keep it up."