The strikers are the first defenders. And the first defender is the first striker to build from the back.
My respect for Chelsea will be forever.
Everything in life belongs to God. Our purpose has already been mapped out.
My faith gives me the belief that I can go out and perform and improve as a player. It gives me strength and inspiration.
I know what it means to play for a big club. Big clubs, it's like that: if you win, everything is good. If you lose, it's your fault, especially defenders and goalkeepers.
Eventually, the truth comes out in sport and in life. When you win, you're praised, and when you lose, you're criticized. That's normal.
I want to play football, and I want to help the team. It doesn't matter if I play midfield, if I play in defence, if I play as a striker.
The weather was so cold in Lisbon when I arrived. I decided, 'Let's grow the hair to hide my ears.' And after that, it became nice hair.
You have moments where you're down, but I can be sad for one or two hours, no more. The rest of the time, I have to be happy because the team needs me to be positive. My brain needs it. I need it.
I changed my position when I was 16 or 17. I started in midfield or further forward as a number 10, and then in one tournament, we lost two defenders to injury in the same game, and we didn't have any on the bench. So I played at the back, and the manager of the first team saw me, and he said, 'I want this guy in the first team,' and that was that!
One day, when I have my own kids, I'll tell them that, even when their life is not easy, they can still do anything they want. That is the way to approach things.
I am not against freedom of speech, and I recognise the value of fair publication.
Nobody likes to lose a Champions League semi-final.
Yes, I love playing football, so it doesn't matter where I play.
I had the opportunity to play in many fantastic squads. I won with great teams but also lost with great teams.
I was winning everything in Paris. I was there for two years and won all the titles in France. I had a great life, great credibility with the club... I had everything.
Many, many of the teams respect Chelsea. Chelsea is a big club. It doesn't matter the position of the table: the respect is always there.
I think we have to be positive and think about what we can do now because the past is the past - we cannot change it.
Lukaku is a fantastic player, and a great friend.
This is football, so you need to be clever to understand the moment and win games.
