Kurt Zouma keeps Chelsea defenders on their toes by revealing he is ready to slot into new formation
French defender's return to fitness will keep Gary Cahill and Co fighting for their place in Antonio Conte's high-flying side
KURT ZOUMA has revealed he is ready to slot into Antonio Conte's back-three when he is is fully fit.
Chelsea have won five Premier League games on the bounce and conceded NONE while playing in the Italian boss' preferred 3-4-3 formation.
Gary Cahill, David Luiz and Cesar Azpilicueta have made up Conte's defense but will be kept on their toes by Zouma's injury progress.
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Zouma, who is recovering from cruciate knee ligament damage he suffered in a 1-1 draw with Manchester United in February, has been adapting to the new system in the Blues' development squad.
The French centre-back, 22, said: "We’ve played with three at the back in the last two games as well, which has been good for me to understand and learn the position a bit better.
"I’ve not played in that system much in my career but this is what the first team are using at the moment so it was good for me to experience it."
Zouma, who arrived from St Etienne in a £12.5million deal in January 2014, is training with Chelsea's Under-23s in order to ease his way back to full fitness.
"I have been training with the development squad for a couple of weeks and I’ve enjoyed the experience a lot. They have some very good players so the training and matches have been very good.
"I have been going step by step with my rehabilitation and the games were a good test for me and my knee. It’s been nice to be with the boys on a game day, travelling with them and trying to give out some good advice to them."