Ruben Loftus-Cheek Quotes

It's true that at Malaga, I played every game as a starter, but here at Madrid, they give nothing away.

In any footballer's head there comes a point where he recognises that he needs to be playing more games.

Clearly, any player would want to go to Real Madrid, but I think if there wouldn't be all the space that one needs there, then it wouldn't be the best move.

I had a good time at Chelsea and was accepted in the team, so it's difficult to explain why I left. My performances were good as well, but there was a time in my second season when I felt I didn't have the manager's trust any more and I didn't play many matches from the start.

I have a lot of respect for Wenger. But a player needs playing time. And a coach has to put his faith in a player if he feels that he needs it.

Maybe if I had signed for Chelsea I'd just have been sitting on the bench and what is the point in that?

I left Bayern because I needed the game time.

I'll always be thankful to Villa for giving me the chance to play first-team football regularly.

When you leave a club like Liverpool, you have to go somewhere you'll feel comfortable and progress as a player. To come to Stoke was an easy decision.

I think every footballer in the world wants to be on the pitch as much as possible.

Speaking to the coach has been my number-one criterion at every club I've played for to find out what he expects from me, how he will make me improve, and that he'll play me.

At Arsenal you are replaceable so quickly as a player, I don't want to stand in someone's way.

I would advise that if you can get out on loan and play football, it is the best path to go down.

A few eyebrows have been raised at Adel Taarabt joining Milan. Having worked with Adel for two years, I am not as surprised as most people seem to be. He is a player of immense ability and, if he is handled right, and motivated himself, he can win games at any level.

The game shapes you. I played for 20 years at all levels, apart from the Premier League. I had a disaster at Bristol City, where in two years I learnt more about myself, the industry, fans, how you get treated, than I ever learnt in my career.

Like every player, I want to start more matches rather than be used as a substitute.

Certainly when you're surrounded by top-class players, like Cesc Fabregas, Eden Hazard, all of them, you only can make progress in a situation like that.

It was important to be with a coaching staff that didn't just believe in my football ability.

If you're happy being at a big club but playing reserve team football, I never really understand that.

I owe Wolfsburg everything. Without them, I would not have had the chance to play for Manchester City or Roma.

I suppose I should have realised that the very fact I was still playing for United at 38 years old was a sign that there was not enough pressure on us senior players from those coming into the side.

It's hard to compare the faith of Gareth Southgate and Roy Hodgson and my lack of chances at Chelsea because it's such a big club.

I didn't have the chance to play at West Ham, but in football, you always have a chance. When I went to Liverpool, I had the chance to show my quality.

I was very young at Manchester United, and I feel that I was just starting to find my feet when I was sold and Rooney was brought in.

I went away with Scotland because I was trying to get some game-time somewhere but it just wasn't working out with Scotland, the results weren't happening.