Rafael Benitez Quotes

Chelsea are one of the great teams in Europe and Mourinho is one of the best coaches in the world.

There have been a lot of French midfielders at Chelsea, but they did it their way and I do it my way and I hope I can do good things at Chelsea.

I'm liking the Bundesliga. There's a lot of top, top defenders that you come across.

In my period at Chelsea, I was sometimes the one who switched sides because we were playing with two left-footed guys on the wings with myself and Damian Duff.

What do folk always say about Arsenal? They can pass you to death.

I am a great football player. I had my own club when I was 14 years old. Football is in my blood, and I have been a fan of Fulham for the last 30 years.

But my biggest passion is football.

So when they have Mourinho and Benitez joining the Premiership they should say it's good for us, maybe these guys have something new to give.

I'm confident I can be a success in English football.

I played in England for a year and a half, and I know how English teams play - very well.

I won with Fiorentina, Lazio, and Inter.

I play football and I want to be considered as a footballer.

Jose Mourinho is a great coach. I would really like to work with him, and I once came close. He knows what weapons to use against teams, and he has won everything.

Playing left midfield a lot at West Ham has been tough but the manager has put me there and I've got every faith in what he's doing.

I'm absolutely enjoying the Premier League, as you can imagine. I knew it was going to be tough. It's the best league in the world and you are up against players who have been in it for years so they know it inside out.

I started playing football young, and my career was on the pitch.

English football is a lot different to Spanish football but Soldado is an international for Spain, he is a player who has become accustomed to playing against great teams - and he has always scored goals.

I can honestly tell you that playing against Messi is very difficult.

It's helped to develop me on the pitch, knowing all the positions, but also it's a good asset to have, that versatility. I'm able to move if I'm needed.

I have been impressed by Carlo Ancelotti, Kevin Keegan, Arsene Wenger, Guus Hiddink, Christoph Daum and Sam Allardyce.

The directors told me they were going to recruit good players with whom I could play decent football. Marko Marin, Oscar and me, we like to have the ball at our feet. Juan Mata likes the ball; so does Ramires.

I know the football and the training in Italy are different to Spain, but I'm ready.

Ibrahimovic is a very intelligent player and there are very few strikers like him in world football.

I can talk 10 hours about football. From the moment I leave home, I talk about football.

I'd been coaching since the end of my playing career, first with England's Under 21s, then Manchester United, and finally, in Spain with Valencia.