I think finals are there to be won, you know the feeling of losing a final is really bad. I prefer to lose a semi-final, quarter-final because I know I will forget... But the feeling of losing a final stays here forever. Even if you win two, three, four, five it stays. You know, I’m too scared to lose, so I give everything to win.

Football can generate excitement and bring people together.

Our number one opponents are not Liverpool, Arsenal or Manchester United. It is ourselves at Chelsea.

I believe a lot in destiny and I think that if something didn't happen, it was for a reason.

He predicts things. I have often heard him say things which are proved right minutes later. Its really impressive - almost mystical.

In football, the good thing is things can change in a second.

When you don't win games, yeah, you lose confidence. That's normal.