Marcos Alonso

“Everything I can do to help is good for the team and good for myself.”

“I am the best to judge when I play well and when I don't.”

“Bolton was another important stage for me. I learned a lot, even if I didn't fight for any titles. We were not too close, only one semi-final of the FA Cup and then I went to Sunderland for only four or five months and we fought relegation.”

“In England I feel very well known, not only by Chelsea's fans, but also by other teams.”

“I was 11 or 12 when I had my trial with Real Madrid.”

“My father is a massive Barcelona and Atletico fan because he used to play in those teams.”

“Twenty-four hours a day football was a topic at home. I've always loved to play the game.”

“It's good to play in different ways.”

“I remember a Greek player from Sevilla, Vassilios Tsiartas. He was the best free kick taker I have seen in my life, I think. I learned from him in training. I used to hit the ball, like, five metres from goal because I couldn't reach! But I remember him telling me, 'When you are 14, 15 years old, you will take free kicks like me.'”

“I always try to work hard every day, because today you can be at your best, but tomorrow you can be no one.”

“I don't ever think I am going to go out and die on a football pitch.”

“I don't know why someone would go to Bayern Munich.”

“It's never easy to get the points at the beginning of the season and even more with a new manager.”

“It is hard for a young player at Real Madrid, they will always buy in new players and not look at the youths. If I stayed I could have been in the reserves for years.”

“I'm very happy with my career and I want to improve even more.”

“I grew up with football in my house.”

“Both when you defend and when you attack it needs to be about possession and positioning is vital.”

“Football is like this. The better the team you play for, the more fans follow you and there are millions of coaches and managers around the world! Some of them understand football one way; some of them have another opinion.”

“Pedro is a very good friend and I like to catch up with him after training.”

“I learnt a lot at Bolton. At Sunderland I had six months. When I arrived they were bottom of the table and we got to the League Cup final and finished the season in 14th.”