Chelsea

“I prefer not to speak. If I speak I will be in trouble.”

— Chelsea, asked about the referee after a 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa, 2014

“He is a specialist in failure. I'm not.”

— On Arsène Wenger, 2014

“I'm the happy one.”

— On returning to Chelsea, 2013

“This is football from the 19th century.”

— Chelsea, on West Ham's defensive approach, 2014

“I'm one of you.”

— To Chelsea fans, in his first interview after returning, 2013

“Two horses and a little horse. A little horse who needs milk and to learn how to jump.”

— Chelsea, after winning at Manchester City, on the title race, 2014

“My conscience tells me that if, for example, Baker, Brown and Solanke are not national team players in a few years, I should blame myself.”

— Chelsea, on three academy players in pre-season, 2014

“You know, I think boring is 10 years without a title. That's very boring.”

— Chelsea, after a 0-0 draw at Arsenal, answering the home fans' 'boring' chants, 2015

“If you don't bring kids through the academy, the best thing is to close the academy. If the kids are not good enough or the work not good enough, and you don't bring kids through, then close the door and use the money to buy players.”

— Chelsea, before a Champions League match in which he gave an academy player his debut, 2014

“I don't have another way to thank them than by giving everything I have, which I have always, which I will do always. It's the only way to thank them for this reaction.”

— Chelsea, thanking the fans who sang his name during a difficult run, 2015

“You may as well put a cow in the middle of the pitch. And then stop the game because there was a cow.”

— Chelsea, after a defeat at Newcastle, on time-wasting, 2014