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Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has welcomed Antonio Conte's "demanding" managerial style amid Chelsea's title push. Less than a year after Chelsea finished in 10th place, Conte and Chelsea are enjoying a nine-point lead atop the Premier League over second-placed Tottenham. But despite the lead, Courtois said Conte never lets up the pressure he puts on his players -- for the benefit of the team. "It is good if you have a manager who is demanding a lot," Courtois told Sky Sports. "You have to be at your top every week, and that is what makes you champions. "If you have a manager who is not demanding then sometimes you relax and you lose games." Courtois' role as Chelsea No. 1 has not been in question this season, but even so the Belgian said he is driven to keep getting better. "I want to improve myself to reach a higher level," he said. "I think I am on a very good level, but I know that I can improve myself. I think in everything you can improve. "Everything you can improve every day and search for perfection and that is what I will try to do. "When I was in Belgium, I played a lot of balls short. At Atletico Madrid, the trainer preferred only long balls, so you forget to play short a little. So maybe that might be the biggest point of improvement."
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