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

Of course, there will be few people who are sympathetic but you don't become a great team overnight, no matter how much money you have at your disposal.

Nobody expects a footballer to have any kind of an IQ, which is a bit of an unfair stereotype.

In a way, I've thrived on the competition, perhaps it has made a better player because of it.

As far as I see it you just can't give Messi space in the dangerous areas - we have to close him down, get tight and give him as little room as we can because if you don't, he can destroy you.

I think every player enjoys praise and I have to work extremely hard on the training ground to bring my game together.

I read Michael Caine's biography. It was about him growing up