Jack Rodwell Quotes

It's Chelsea and you will always have competition for places here.

You look at a club like Chelsea, and you know it won't be easy to get into that team. Sometimes you have to go away, play regular first team football, and show Chelsea that you are ready to play for them.

With the Selecao, every substitute is a starter in their club teams, so the competition is always top notch.

It is not my decision who plays in La Liga, the Champions League, or the Copa. In any case, I just do the best possible in each training session and in each game to be able to get a chance in La Liga.

Of course I want to play every game, but only 11 can start.

The most important thing is that Spain have a good team no matter who plays. It is always nice to see your name spoken but the important thing is that the national team does well. But having good players for every position is important because there are always injuries, drops of form.

I left Barcelona because I believed it was very difficult to have minutes in the first team, as there are very good players.

If a player sits out a tour, it is not a problem, because it is a chance to look at others.

The rotation system at Bayern makes it nearly impossible to play week after week, even when you're putting in some top performances.

It's not easy to break into an Arsenal team from youth.

If I am at 100 percent fitness, I do not fear any competition for places in the first 11.

At a club like Liverpool, it is normal there is going to be competition for every single place.

To have healthy competitions among players for places in the team is good for Indian cricket and the game in general.

At 21, Real Madrid or Barcelona would have been more difficult for me. If I play well enough at Chelsea, I could win my place in the starting team, and my priority is to play.

That's how the NFL is. It's a dangerous, violent game, and there's only so many opportunities, and only the best of the best play it.

There were great players at United, and I just didn't have the chance to play, which was fair. It was difficult getting into the team, that's all.

As players, you've got to keep improving, keep learning, keep playing well to get your place in the team.

When Robben joined Chelsea in 2004 nobody realised how good he was. He was seen as an excellent player rather than a world-class one, and he suffered a lot with injuries. In the years since, he has elevated his game.

Every coach has his own ideas about managing the team and how it plays.

My first trophy in France was the Young Player of the Year. I was 17. Chelsea is not just one player. It is not only me. We have signed a lot of players. Now we have some good signings like Cesc Fabregas and Diego Costa.

I have to be scoring goals and playing well to get in the team because, if not, others who are in better form will play.

I would love to play for the Bucs. But that being said, I think if you find the team that wants you, that's going to be the right team.

As a player, I've always been interested in understanding the coaches' minds, in seeing how they made a group function.

If you have a lot of injuries for a long period, that makes it more normal to bring in new players.

The coach can only choose 11 players to start. It is a difficult decision.