Asmir Begovic ready to help Chelsea fight for 'several trophies' after Antonio Conte convinced him to stay

Philosophy: Asmir Begovic (pictured) says talking to Antonio Conte convinced him to stay at Chelsea
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Vaishali Bhardwaj7 October 2016

Asmir Begovic has revealed he decided to stay at Chelsea and fight for his place in the team after Antonio Conte made it clear he wanted the goalkeeper to be part of his Blues squad this season.

Begovic has played second fiddle to first-choice shot-stopper Thibaut Courtois ever since arriving from Stoke City in the summer of 2015.

This season has proved no different, with the 29-year-old's only starts coming in Chelsea's 3-2 win over Bristol Rovers in the EFL Cup in late August and against Leicester City in the same competition a month later.

But Begovic has revealed he never thought about leaving Chelsea in the summer despite his lack of game time, in part, because Conte made his football philosophy clear to him before the season began.

When asked why he decided to stay at Stamford Bridge this summer, Begovic said: "It was a clear situation.

"He made it clear, his philosophy. I never talked about leaving.

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"Of course I want to play but at a big club you also have to accept you are part of a squad going for several trophies, different cups and be part of a big group.

"It’s nice that the manager wants you to be part of that. We have three top keepers.

"We train hard, we need to stay at the top of our games."

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