Chelsea defender David Luiz believes the team can challenge for the title this season if they can stay “awake” for the eternity of the campaign, Evening Standard reports.
Antonio Conte’s men are just one point behind league leaders Manchester City in the Premier League table, after winning Southampton 2-0 last night.
Goals from Eden Hazard and Diego Costa were enough to seal the three points from St. Mary’s Stadium, while goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois made a personal record by going four league games without conceding a single goal.
When asked about Chelsea’s promising form and current top four position, Luiz stated that keeping the momentum and working hard throughout the season, chances for the title are high.
It will be like this until the end. It’s just the beginning. We need to keep our feet on the floor and keep working hard with humility, just this.
We know the Premier League is not easy. When you start the game nobody knows who will win, but we are trying our best every single match to improve our level.
We train hard every day. Mr Conte works a lot with us and tries to give a lot of information to us to prepare the plan for the games in the best way. It’s important to continue this way.
The Premier League is never easy and if you sleep here one minute you start to lose, and then you can lose one, two or three matches. You need to be awake all the time.
Chelsea return to action next Saturday when they face Ronald Koeman’s Everton at Stamford Bridge.
