David Luiz is also a great player. More than anything he's a great guy off the pitch too.

I used to watch English football on TV when I was younger in Brazil. I already knew it was a dynamic, competitive and fast way of playing. When I got here, I just confirmed all of that.

Before every game I pray, I find solace. It helps me to relax and prepare.

Didier is a Chelsea legend and a senior player. I am happy for him to take the 11 and for me to take the 8.

I played in a city in Brazil where there are only two big clubs and Internacional versus Gremio was unbelievable - the pressure, the team atmosphere and everybody flying on the adrenalin.

When my agent told me that Chelsea were interested it was not something I even needed to think about.

The best players in the world play in Europe so that's where you want to go when you play in Brazil.

I chose Chelsea because I always wanted to play in Europe for one of the biggest clubs. And I'm glad I did.

In the Premier League, they don't give a foul even when it is a foul. We can't dive or pretend things.

Playing for Chelsea doesn't compare to the pressure of playing for Brazil because we've won the World Cup five times. It's not only a massive country but football is part of the culture. They always want you to win, so you can never have an off-day.

It was just great to wear the Brazil shirt in the senior team for the first time. I'd already worn it before playing for various age groups in the youth teams but it's very different playing for the Brazilian first team.

I have always worn the No.10 shirt when I played at lower levels and, obviously, my reference point was always Pele and then Ronaldinho.

When I was talking with Shanghai, I was talking to big clubs from Europe, as well. There was Atletico Madrid, who I almost joined. I liked them very much and what they were offering me at the time. There was also Juventus, Inter Milan, and AC Milan. I had some options.

In football you need to be versatile sometimes, because the most important thing is to win games and enjoy your football.

If one day I leave Shenhua, it will be the day I retire.

I know the French mentality.

Being a coach is not the same as being a player.

I played and scored for all of the teams I played for except in Turin.

I know how to get the best out of the players.

For me the most important is on the pitch, I don't like too much speaking in the press. I will do the minimum. I will do it because I have to do it.

I'm not going on the pitch just to score goals, I am going on there first to win and to play well and then, if I have the chance to score as well, that's even better.

I don't miss playing for the national side, I am glad to be out of it.

Jurgen Klopp is a genius.

With hindsight, if you want to play for Real Madrid, sacrifices need to be made but I was too young to understand. There are things I shouldn't have said or done. It was early in my career, maybe too early. I didn't know it was the only Champions League I'd win, for example.