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" 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. "

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

" I have always thought if there is a game, and there have been a lot of fouls on me, then I have been playing well for the team, so that means we're having a good match. You can win a free-kick when there's a foul, and that's a chance to score a goal. "

" I can still take the hits; it's not a problem for me. I accept the blows. I can take the punches like a boxer. "

" I've always been clear - I feel good at Chelsea. Every week, I repeat the same on PSG. It's a big team but an inferior league. I don't want to return to France, because I've won everything over there - the league title, cup, best player, best young player. "

" 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. "

" For a young player like me, it is good to play for a club that can get to the semi-finals because one of the reasons I play football is for these big games. "

" I spoke with Abramovich. He is very simple and loves football. We were on the same wavelength: he wants to confirm Chelsea's position at the top. "

" Any strengthening of the squad, in a League and Champions League which demands so much, is a good thing because you need many top quality players. "

" At 21, Real Madrid or Barcelona would have been more difficult for me. If I play well enough at Chelsea, I could win my place in the starting team, and my priority is to play. "

" 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. "

" In tactics and training, we do more with Conte. We work a lot of tactical positions, and we know exactly what we have to do on the pitch, where I have to go, and where the defenders have to go. We know exactly what to do. "

" That's my mentality. Just because somebody has fouled me, there is no reason for me to be nasty to him. I try to respect football as much as possible, and when someone is injured, you put the ball out. "

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

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

" I love to set up my teammates. I am not here to be a star, to show off. I am here to play for the others, but if I have to try and clinch a game, then I will. "

" The first pitch I played on, for my first club, Braine-le-Comte, was only a metre from our house! I progressed very quickly. "

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" The Champions League is the one thing missing from my career. When I look at the history of the competition and the people that have taken part, the top, top players have all won it. For many, it is why they have been regarded as top players. "

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" People will see me at Chelsea the way I am and judge me the way they want to. "