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" It's true that Tottenham tempted me because it was a young team which was third in the league. "

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" I'm not saying I like to be kicked, but it's good for me to feel I am in the game. Definitely. A motivation. "

" I know as soon as a game is finished if I have done well. I don't need people to tell me. I want to achieve perfection. "

" I've always said I wanted to play in England. There was a struggle between Chelsea and United, but according to me, Chelsea has the best project. "

" With Lille, we could have gone to the South of France, and people wouldn't have recognised us. But at Chelsea, the players are at another level. Everything has changed - the language, the country - but it is up to me to adapt. "

" I try to be this kind of player: the type who does something whenever he gets the ball. Sometimes in the past, I've gone through games where I've not touched the ball for 20 or 30 minutes. "

" I don't need to speak about N'Golo; everyone knows about him. He's everywhere. I think, sometimes when I'm on the pitch, I see him twice. One on the left, one on the right. I think I'm playing with twins! "

" My first trophy in France was the Young Player of the Year. I was 17. Chelsea is not just one player. It is not only me. We have signed a lot of players. Now we have some good signings like Cesc Fabregas and Diego Costa. "

" I like it when I am in the middle; I am closer to the ball. The manager wants me to pass, to make assists, create chances, and I do more because I think the position is more central, and I don't ask all the time for the ball at my feet. "

" Chelsea are a big club - we have to win titles and to qualify for the Champions League. There's a lot to do, but we'll try to do it all. "

" You have to be ready for all the games and be at 100 per cent if you want to win in this League. "

" We feel good. We are full of confidence. We take game after game and try to win every game. "

" People were saying, 'He's worth £32m? He tried a back-heel and fell over!' Even I laughed. In my head, I said, 'OK, you've seen the bad side, now come see the good side'. "

" I'd played some very good games, at Manchester United, at Tottenham Hotspur, but they'd lacked a goal. There've been times when I could have scored myself, but I've played a pass to a team-mate instead. "

" I'm somebody who can laugh even at myself. That happens now and again, when I've made a mess of really simple things. "

" The Belgian fans expect a lot of me in the Belgium team. It is normal - they don't forget that I cost Euros 40m. I totally understand. "

" Kante is a good player. For me, it is good because he speaks French. We know he is a fantastic player; he runs a lot and works for the team. "

" Weight training and working on being explosive helped me gain a few yards of pace. Even when I was small, I was stocky. Even if people pushed me, I managed to stay on my feet. "

" The FA Cup for all the fans does mean something special. "

" Individually, I am very happy because I can play in every game. I can be on the pitch and do what I like to do, which is play football. "

" I watched videos of great players. I was inspired by what they did, then I used to try things out in training. "

" Out of all the clubs who were interested, I got the feeling that, deep down, Chelsea showed that they really wanted me. There were lots of reasons I came to Chelsea. They showed a real desire to get me to come here. I didn't have to think about it too much. "

" If my wife was to say, 'Honey, I'd like you to go to PSG', I would have to take it into account. "

" We are professionals. We know when we're playing badly, so if you have a poor game, you work in training to put things right so form comes back. "

" It's true that I'm even better than I could have imagined, both in football and in my private life! "

" It is always good to be on the scoresheet. "

" The FA Cup is something we want to win, but when you play for Chelsea, it is not something you think about a lot because you want to win every game. "

" I try to play like I did when I was a young boy playing in my garden. Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's not so good, but I try to always make sure I give my best to help the team, even if I am not having the best game myself. "

" It is a pleasure to play under Jose Mourinho, and everything is OK. I learn every day. He is a normal coach. He speaks a lot with the players. I like it when the manager speaks a lot with you because it gives you confidence. "

" I didn't want to go to Chelsea, because I wanted to play the Champions League and they were sixth in the league. "