I don't know if we'd have been as dominant as we were last season. The new things, the new ideas the manager brought in everyone took them on board so well. He is special.

But what club wouldn't welcome the chance to strengthen their side, what club would turn down the resources Chelsea have?

I am a man who likes to play consistently; I always play better when I'm on a run of games.

If I could have been anyone in the world, it would have been Ronaldinho. He's fantastic, I love watching him.

When you see young players coming into the squad and pushing you, no matter what age you are, you have to react. You have to worry about yourself and perform as well as you can. If you end up looking around at others, wondering whos performing better, you take your eye off the ball.

Reading and writing is so important, and it's something I am really keen to promote. It's something that can be a bit lost these days with so much else going on.

Before my mother died, she told me not to leave Chelsea.