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title: "Christensen explains how Conte is enhancing his defending"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Abdullah Mulla"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2017-10-05T12:33:22Z"
modified: "2017-10-05T12:33:22Z"
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# Christensen explains how Conte is enhancing his defending

Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen has revealed that manager Antonio Conte is attempting to develop him as a defender by making him train in two or three different positions, according to a report on [Bold](https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/andreas-c-har-vist-mig-godt-frem-i-chelsea/).

The young defender has found himself getting a run of games in the Chelsea first team following David Luiz’ suspension for his red card against London rivals Arsenal.

And the Danish international has taken hold of his chance by putting in some excellent performances which have impressed the Italian manager.

![Bryn Lennon/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/850253312.jpg)

The 21-year-old seems to have benefitted massively from his two year loan spell in the German Bundesliga with Borussia Monchengladbach.

“I’m happy for the matches I’ve got, and I think I’ve shown myself as well as I could. It may seem like I play \[in one position\], but at training I have also trained on the other two places, so if I need it, I will not think twice about jumping in there,” said Christensen.

The defender’s mature performances in the centre of defence will give Conte great confidence as he knows that should one of his main central defenders pick up an injury, Christensen will be a reliable back up option.

But the youngster is determined to hold down his position in the starting eleven.

“I can use it for something, and I hope it \[Man City performance\] can help give me more playing time ahead. But the result was not very good, so it’s only the positive I can take with it,” he concluded.