Quotes About Football

When I made up my mind for Manchester, I felt I had betrayed Hiddink. I knew he wanted me to go to Chelsea, so I found it difficult.

It's Chelsea and you will always have competition for places here.

It is my club, I am a Chelsea player.

My first season in English football was very special. I hope to go on to achieve even more as a Chelsea player.

As I said, when I played at Chelsea I give always my best to help the team but now Manchester United is my club and I will try to win there.

I made the right choice to come to Chelsea.

It's good for me to stay at Chelsea.

When I moved to Chelsea, it was a big, big challenge and experience for me at the time to play with so many good players.

I had a lot of emotional days at Chelsea, some that did not really end well, especially in the Champions League.

I think if you play for Chelsea you have to deal with the pressure, everybody knows the expectations.

I am very happy in London and to be at Chelsea.

When you play against a team such as Arsenal, Manchester United or Chelsea, you never know what will happen. But the key to the season is to win the games that you expect to win.

I want to prove myself at Chelsea and be successful in the Premiership and the Champions League.

When my agent told me that Chelsea were interested it was not something I even needed to think about.

At Chelsea we are expected to win every game.

Didier is a Chelsea legend and a senior player. I am happy for him to take the 11 and for me to take the 8.

When you have the chance to play for Chelsea, you have to take it.

Chelsea is a club which should be in the Champions League every season, which should finish in the top four every season, should be in the title race.

I used to watch United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal, when Gilberto Silva used to play there.

Chelsea are a club that had always attracted me.

I was at Chelsea for so long and grew up a fan and never played at Stamford Bridge in a competitive game.

Chelsea is the main goal for me, I want to play in their first-team.

To be playing in a Champions League final is something to cherish.

Obviously, in football you can study somebody, but at the same time, once you get out there, I think there's just a natural kind of feel for where you think guys might be or where they're going to go and knowing beforehand what's going to happen. It's just like chess.