Antonio Conte took the blame for Chelsea's failure to protect
their lead in a thrilling 3-3 draw against Roma in the Champions League.
Blues
boss Conte opted to deploy Brazil defender David Luiz in midfield in a bid to
solidify his injury-hit team.
Luiz
gave Chelsea the lead at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, but although Eden Hazard
doubled the hosts' advantage before halftime, Roma hit back impressively.
Aleksandar
Kolarov's deflected strike reduced the deficit before Edin Dzeko netted with a
brilliant volley and then a glancing header to put Roma ahead.
It
took a late Hazard equaliser to stop Chelsea suffering a third successive
defeat in all competitions, and Conte admitted his tactical switch had
backfired.
"I
didn't like the type of football we did for a lot of the game, but it's right to
take the responsibility for this," Conte said.
"I
tried on one hand to protect my team, to become more solid and to move our
central defender into midfield. On the other hand we lost totally our style of
football.