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Chelsea defender Luiz: Great man Sarri a true dreamer

Chelsea defender David Luiz jokes about playing for seven managers as a Blues player.

Luiz says he has taken something from every manager he's worked for.

He told the Daily Mail: "Carlo Ancelotti brought me here. Under Andre Villas-Boas I was playing every game. Under Roberto Di Matteo we won the Champions League and the FA Cup. With Rafa Benitez we won the Europa League. With Jose Mourinho we were in the semi-finals of the Champions League. With Antonio Conte we won the Premier League.

"With Maurizio Sarri we have the possibility to win the Europa League. With all seven I played. So that means I understood something and was trying my best. And we need to be respectful and understand the history of every single one.

"To be the manager of Chelsea means they did something great. Every one of them had their style and way of football; their way to think football, to teach football. I tried to learn something from every single one."

On Sarri, Luiz added: "He is a great man.

"So humble. And he is a dreamer. His history in life is great.

"He came from the bank, he is intelligent and started to study football with teams in the lowest divisions. Not many coaches are prepared to do that. This has given him a real history. I love him and I'm so happy for him because we're finishing the season so well."

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