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title: "Sarri admits that David Luiz has “surprised” him this season"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Abdullah Mulla"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2018-11-19T16:10:20Z"
modified: "2018-11-19T16:10:20Z"
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# Sarri admits that David Luiz has “surprised” him this season

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has admitted that he has been “surprised” by the good form of centre-back David Luiz so far this season, according to a report on [Football London](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/players/maurizio-sarri-luiz-conte-chelsea-15436101).

The Brazilian international has been one of the Blues’ best players this season and has cemented this starting position under Sarri.

![Clive Rose/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1052589930.jpg)

The resurgence of the defender has surprised many people, especially after he was nowhere near as good under the previous Chelsea manager Antonio Conte.

When speaking about Luiz, Sarri said:

> There is an infinite passion and what I have seen so far, it has been expressed in the right way.

> David Luiz surprised me with his awareness and intelligence.

Luiz has been a key component of this Chelsea side that has started the league season unbeaten.

The 31-year-old had a reputation of being a rash defender for several years, but it seems that he has left that aspect of his game out and began to focus on helping the team.