Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has told Sky Sport Italia he "didn't like the way we had won" the first three games of the season but said he never considered any form of compromise during his early difficulties at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea beat West Ham, Watford and Burnley at the start of the campaign before drawing with Swansea, losing to Liverpool and then suffering a humbling 3-0 defeat at Arsenal, which even prompted speculation over Conte's future in some quarters.
The former Italy coach switched his formation to a 3-4-3 during the Arsenal game and has kept faith with those tactics amid a phenomenal run of form that has seen Chelsea establish a nine-point lead at the top of the Premier League.