OLIVIER GIROUD

Chelsea is a strong team defensively, and they are quite efficient up front with great players, so I think I will enjoy it.

I am a competitor, and I want to win again and again.

For me the relationship you have with the coach is very important.

I have never been in a cage fighting UFC. It would be nice to try.

Arsenal is a great club - the facilities are wonderful - but I feel it is a club that takes big care before signing a player, notably considering human values.

I know too well how much I am going to miss football after my career for me to put up my own barriers.

My ambition is to win some trophies. That's why I am playing football.

You always have to work hard and keep the faith.

It was frustrating at Arsenal, obviously. For a year and a half, it went from bad to worse. I could no longer continue like that. I could not bring myself to spend another year at Arsenal and remain a reserve, even a second reserve.

When I put my head in my hands after missing a chance, that annoys the coaches a little.

It's nice to be at the top, but the most difficult thing is to stay at the top.

David Beckham is a top man. I love the guy and what he can show in terms of style as well. He's really classy, an icon.

I am here to win trophies, you know, to help the team to reach our targets. I feel blessed to have the opportunity to bring my small thing to the big machine. You know, for Chelsea.

Fortunately, I'm OK with my body. I try to take care of it. I played a lot of games over a season for several years, so, touch wood, I will stay fit and healthy.

I think communication is massive in football and in all sports in general.

You have to communicate - you have to click - to find automatic reactions with your teammates.

I always give everything for my team.

As a striker, what you got used to on a daily basis, it is to be applauded when you score goals. When the opposite happens, it's difficult.

I have created a shell around me, in the good and the bad moments.

You have to have faith in your own qualities; that is part of being a footballer: being strong in your head. That is more than half of the quality you need to be a football player.

The Premier League is my main target.

Second seasons are always better. In the first year, I felt a little bit of pressure. Maybe sometimes I didn't play naturally. I didn't feel relaxed on the pitch when I was ready to try something. It's complicated to explain.

It's a massive club, and I am proud to sign for Chelsea, and I'm looking forward to playing.

I don't want to big myself up, but goals like mine leave a mark on history because they're rare.

When people are talking about a player to come and take your place, you take it personally because it's your position.