Sarriball halped convince David Luiz of Chelsea stay

David Luiz has committed his future to Chelsea and says he is loving playing the brand of football Maurizio Sarri is bringing to Stamford Bridge.

The 31-year-old defender-cum-midfielder seemed destined for the exit last season after falling out of favour under former boss Antonio Conte.

However, that no longer seems to be the case as he’s reported for pre-season duty under the newly appointed Sarri, whose footballing vision is being lauded by the Brazilian centre-back.

“I came back to Chelsea to stay here,” he told reporters (via Goal).

“When I took my decision to come back here from Paris it was to win the Premier League and to do something again with Chelsea, so I am very happy here.”

“I love this philosophy. We play high, with a lot of possession of the ball, in a technical way. He’s trying to help us every single day to quickly learn his philosophy, to do our best for Chelsea. You guys know me – I like to be happy, to enjoy my life.”

“We have the best job in the world. He came with this idea as a human being, so I think if you’re not happy to do your job it doesn’t matter if you’re a footballer or not. We have to be happy to do our best. A new philosophy always takes time. But it also depends on us,” he added.

“We are dedicated every day and doing things every single day in training, especially in this beginning with these friendly games – we are trying to learn quickly. It depends also on us. It is a physical and tactical challenge in pre-season, every single aspect every day, physical, tactical, technical. Football depends on everything. It is not just tactical, it is not just physical, you have to try every single day.

“Yes, it is a challenge for everybody. It is good to have fantastic players, more than just 11. You have many players that can play in the starting 11, so it is a positive challenge for everybody. We are trying to train really hard every single day, double sessions, to learn quickly. It’s not just like that, we’re doing that every single day.”

The lowdown on Luiz

Luiz is currently enjoying his second spell at Stamford Bridge having returned from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2016 for a deal worth upwards of £34 million.

Across his first period, between January 2011 and July 2014, he made 143 appearances in all competitions scoring 12 goals.

Since his return he’s featured in no fewer than 54 matches, bagging three goals, and helping the Blues win a Premier League title (2016/17).

Luiz’s present deal expires in a year’s time and it remains to be seen whether he’s part of Sarri’s plans for this forthcoming season.

Chelsea lock horns with Premier League rivals Arsenal in the International Champions Cup Wednesday at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

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