Antonio Conte wants Chelsea to play with 'high intensity'

Antonio Conte outlined his tactical plans for the new season after Chelsea ended their pre-season with a 4-2 win over Werder Bremen on Sunday.

Eden Hazard, Oscar, Diego Costa and Pedro scored as the Blues secured victory in Germany.

They will now turn their attentions to their Premier League opener against West Ham next Monday.

The match will be Conte's first competitive encounter since taking charge of the Blues, and he explained how he wants his side to play.

"I want to play with high intensity, to win the ball back very soon after we lose it, to attack with the right balance," he told chelseafc.com. "I saw positive things and many situations that we can improve. We are working on this. Now there is one week of work before the season starts."

Chelsea's pre-season included wins over Liverpool and AC Milan, and Conte was pleased to finish with another positive result.

"It was a good victory,' said the Italian. "Pre-season was very tough and hard in all aspects and we must be pleased to finish with a win.

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"It's important to win for confidence ahead of the start of the season. The team started the game in the right way and with the right intensity. There were some bad situations to concede two goals which I didn't like, we must improve a lot, but we were tired after our pre-season.

"We are working very hard to be ready. It will be difficult. We know we have some problems but we are trying to solve them. I am pleased with the attitude and behaviour of my players. It's been good and now all of the players need a rest."