A biography for Ross Barkleyhasn’t been written yet.
“When you go through the youth system you're always going in to do analysis work, looking at every way of improving and your coaches are always on top of you.”
“I've matured, I understand the game much more, which can be natural as you grow up.”
“You don't want to play in your shell.”
“I want to get to a level where I am regarded as one of the best and coming to a club like Chelsea gives me the right platform to improve.”
“Day-to-day training with world-class players, there is no better feeling than that.”
“Coming to Chelsea was a big challenge for me.”
“Every manager has their own way of approaching games.”
“You play football to enjoy the game and the manager wants to be happy on the sidelines watching unbelievable football.”
“It's Chelsea and you will always have competition for places here.”
“Mum has been the biggest influence on me.”
“It's all about success, winning trophies.”
“I've got a defensive responsibility as well as trying to get goals and assists. I'm trying to do that.”
“I signed as an 11-year-old for Everton. I broke into the Under-18s at the age of 14, then the reserves at 15, then I was in the first-team squad at 16.”
“I have turned 25, come into my own and focused on improving at day-to-day level.”
“As a young lad it's been your dream to play football and you get injuries and you've got to respond well to them and work really hard, because it's your dream to be on the pitch.”
“I was very young when I got my tattoos. I was 16 when I got my full sleeve - I rushed into it.”
“I used to be really fussy, I just used to eat chicken or steak. I didn't really eat fish, but I eat a lot of it now.”
“Partying? I don't really think about that.”
“You can never stop learning in football and I'm always trying to take little things on board that other players do.”
“My approach to games is much better and I am going into games with the right preparation and I am more relaxed, rather than thinking about things too much.”