Reece James

“When I was young I wasn't always a right back I was a striker. But I've always looked up to Frank Lampard because he played for the club I supported, Ashley Cole similar. So I've always supported the boys who played for the team I supported.”

“I grew up as a Chelsea fan and you know I made my name playing for Chelsea, the club I've always supported but I don't see why anything would change.”

“When you're playing well week in week out, and the team's performing, you're keeping clean sheets and winning games in style, it obviously helps build everyone's confidence.”

“Family means everything to me, and I could tell from day one just how highly Roc Nation values it.”

“When I play a back three and I'm a wing-back, I'm a lot higher. I have more freedom to roam and do what I want. But when I play in a back four it's more set as a defender and it's a bit harder to get forward.”

“At the end of the day, if you're a footballer, your job is to play.”

“We moved to west London when I was very young and grew up not too far from Stamford Bridge.”

“We can't let someone else's position dictate our goal.”

“At the end of the day everyone wants to play - and I think everyone believes they should play.”

“It was obviously a moment I dreamed of as a kid growing up, watching England in tournaments growing up, then walking out at Wembley with fans there to play my first game at a major tournament. My first tournament, my first game. I was nervous before but, once the game started, I was in the zone and raring to go.”

“Obviously it is going to be tough when everyone else is getting their chance and you are out injured on the sidelines, but you just have to get back right and take time and then make sure when you get your chance you take it.”

“No child should go to bed hungry.”

“Growing up as a kid, I watched the first team lift many trophies and coming through the academy we lifted many trophies, played in many finals and won many competitions. So I think it's part of Chelsea's DNA to win trophies.”

“The aim in football is always to win.”

“I had an older brother, Josh, who played, so I was looking up to him too. I was playing with his mates, two years older, and physically the gap is big. I got used to it quickly because I was playing with them so frequently.”

“I probably prefer right-back but there is not much in it.”

“I have always dreamed of playing in a final as a Chelsea player.”

“Our job is to play football.”

“Losing a final, you just switch everything off and go home.”

“I probably looked up to Drogba, Terry, Lampard. They were the main three leaders.”