Quotes from Willian

For me, Conte was a manager very difficult to work with. His philosophy, his way of dealing with things is very complicated. There were a few games... Sometimes we just don't understand. You're playing very well, then you get substituted. I do not understand.

I am very proud to stay and be a Chelsea player. It is an honour to play at this club.

If I have to return to Brazil, I'd like to play at Corinthians again. It represents a lot, I was born and raised there, my footballing career began there when I was nine, I've spent my entire childhood there.

There are a lot of players that I wanted to play with, but I always wanted to play with Ronaldinho. He's been always my idol, I am a fan of his.

Ronaldinho is the biggest idol in football for me. I like him a lot.

It's going to be an immense pleasure to work with Jose Mourinho, listen to him and learn from him.

My first impressions of Mourinho were really positive.

Both sides of the game, defensively and offensively, are important.

I don't know how I can explain that moment. But it was the best moment I think in my life when I signed with Chelsea because it was my dream to come here.

I have always liked playing with number ten. Since I was a kid playing indoors football, I have always used the number ten. At Corinthians I was also number ten.

Every time I join the Selecao I try to maintain my good form and prove why I was called up.

Diego Costa is the one who plays around a lot, who jokes a lot in the dressing room. It's just his way, joking around with all of us, every hour of every day.

I like to smile a lot and I always try to be happy, joking around and stuff.

Ronaldinho and David Beckham, they took free kicks and took them very well, so there are some players I always try to follow and to learn important things from so that I am able to score goals.

Chelsea always want to win trophies.

I really like Neymar too, but I really like Messi.

Messi, Neymar or Ronaldo? The three of them are exceptional, they have a lot of quality and they have their differences.

I like Chelsea, Milan and Inter. I have always followed the two Italian teams because my role models when I was young were Ronaldinho and Ronaldo, and they played for those teams.

With Shakhtar I also won a set of titles not only in Ukraine but in Europe also. I felt comfortable there.

Teams from Ukraine and Russia are getting better all the time.

Of course, Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi make a lot of goals, but what Ronaldinho used to do was unbelievable. He used to be amazing on the field, and also scored a lot of goals.

I knew Chelsea had made some offers while I was at Shakhtar so when I eventually arrived here, after a short spell with Anzhi Makhachkala, it was amazing. Having David Luiz, Oscar and Ramires here when I joined was very important for me because they helped me a lot with the language and inside the club, so it was very helpful.

Of course, Eden is a fantastic player, one of the best players in the world. He's my friend, one of the best players I've played with in my whole career.

I need to always improve and that is why I work hard to try and keep my place in the squad.