Antonio Conte: Chelsea desperately needed Marcos Alonso's left foot... and David Luiz's personality

The pair were deadline day signings from Fiorentina and PSG respectively, two moves that took the majority of Blues fans by surprise.

However Conte has told Chelsea TV about how pleased he was at being able to conclude the deals for the two defenders because he can work with them straight away to get them ready to play.

He added that he believes each of the players bring their own set of skills to add to the squad, saying that Alonso is a much needed left-footed player whilst Luiz's personality and experience can be a bit help.

"We reached two targets, two good signings for us. I think they can improve our squad and now it is right to work with David Luiz and Marcus Alonso to put them in our idea of football," said Conte.

"It was important to bring in Alonso because he is left-footed - in the squad we have three [full-backs] who are right-footed.

"He's played in England before [at Bolton and Sunderland] and for this reason he has good experience of this League.

"The same goes for Luiz. He played with Chelsea, is a good player and can bring a good personality.

"Now we have to work on the defensive situation, on the defensive line.

"We have to work to improve our physical condition, our tactical condition and to try to continue our good season."