How does it feel to be sat here as a Chelsea player?
Amazing. It's a dream come true. I dreamed to play here since I was 10 years old, thinking about shaking hands with all those players like
John Terry and
Frank Lampard and
Didier Drogba, it's amazing to arrive here in a big club with big ambition. It was just what I was searching for.
What made you interested in Chelsea to begin with?
I watched the Premier League since I was nine. Every weekend I watched the games, I used to watch
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink scoring goals and remember one against Manchester United, the volley at Old Trafford, and I decided I wanted to support this team.
I remember reading a writer saying he was a Madrid fan, from his reaction/excitement/comments for the past few years...I would suggest he's a Chelsea fan more than anything.
On Courtois (Very nice to hear this looking forward):
I know Thibaut, he is a very good friend of mine and we played against each other since we were 13 years old when he was at Genk and I was in Anderlecht. I remember one game we played we won 4-0 and I scored four times. Sometimes we still laugh about that, but I am happy we are in the same team because he is a very good goalkeeper who is very calm and I hope he will get a good season on loan in Atletico.
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I should have put a disclaimer at the bottom, I was in fact dreaming I believe...
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Don't expect so much from Sturridge next season, he's not quite 'there' yet for me.
Very disappointing in the Euro's and still relatively unproven, I would be worried if we expect him to win us a title next season. Not ready, couple of years off, his game is still raw.