Chelsea midfielder Deco has refuted suggestions that the decision to alter the team's formation recently was taken by the players.
The Brazilian-born Portuguese international has insisted that manager Carlo Ancelotti makes all such key decisions at Stamford Bridge and the choice to switch back to a 4-3-3 after experimenting with a diamond 4-4-2 as well as 4-2-3-1 this season was the Italian's alone.
"We did not talk about it, it was the coach's decision," Deco told the Blues' official website.
"I think the formation is just a way to play, it matters more about the characteristics of each player.
"You can say now we are playing 4-3-3, the beginning of the season we played 4-4-2, and of course it is a different way to start the game but it is adapted to the players.
"At one moment it may be better to play one way because of the characteristics of the players and the moment of the team, and now we have three games to win and that is it."
Meanwhile, Deco is also confident that Chelsea have enough experience to fight off the challenge of Manchester United and win the Premier League title this season.
"First thing we need, we need to know that we are first," he added.
"The last three games will be difficult and of course there is pressure in our minds because we need to win our games if Man U win theirs.
"It is a war, and we need to be prepared but, if you said on the first day of the Premier League in August we would be one point clear with three games to go, two at home and one game away, we would all say okay, I'll sign!
"This is okay, it could be better if we won or Man U lost, okay, but it didn't happen, and our moment is this - we have three games, two at home and one away - we need to play well and be together."
And Ancelotti's men have their fate in their own hands now, according to the playmaker.
"No one can say they don't think about this, but we just need to think about the next game," he said.
"We can do the mathematics but it just depends on us, if we win our three games we win the league.
"We don't need to think about the games of Man U, they need to think about our games, we just need to win on Sunday against Stoke and after we will wait another week and try again."
The Brazilian-born Portuguese international has insisted that manager Carlo Ancelotti makes all such key decisions at Stamford Bridge and the choice to switch back to a 4-3-3 after experimenting with a diamond 4-4-2 as well as 4-2-3-1 this season was the Italian's alone.
"We did not talk about it, it was the coach's decision," Deco told the Blues' official website.
"I think the formation is just a way to play, it matters more about the characteristics of each player.
"You can say now we are playing 4-3-3, the beginning of the season we played 4-4-2, and of course it is a different way to start the game but it is adapted to the players.
"At one moment it may be better to play one way because of the characteristics of the players and the moment of the team, and now we have three games to win and that is it."
Meanwhile, Deco is also confident that Chelsea have enough experience to fight off the challenge of Manchester United and win the Premier League title this season.
"First thing we need, we need to know that we are first," he added.
"The last three games will be difficult and of course there is pressure in our minds because we need to win our games if Man U win theirs.
"It is a war, and we need to be prepared but, if you said on the first day of the Premier League in August we would be one point clear with three games to go, two at home and one game away, we would all say okay, I'll sign!
"This is okay, it could be better if we won or Man U lost, okay, but it didn't happen, and our moment is this - we have three games, two at home and one away - we need to play well and be together."
And Ancelotti's men have their fate in their own hands now, according to the playmaker.
"No one can say they don't think about this, but we just need to think about the next game," he said.
"We can do the mathematics but it just depends on us, if we win our three games we win the league.
"We don't need to think about the games of Man U, they need to think about our games, we just need to win on Sunday against Stoke and after we will wait another week and try again."
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