Ross Barkley

“Everybody develops at different rates.”

“To be given a fresh start at a new club like Chelsea, it's unbelievable for me.”

“As a kid, I looked up to Gazza, and to Wayne Rooney because he came through at Everton. Zidane has been one of my favourite players and I was always watching videos of him.”

“You can always be more professional.”

“We all go through difficult spells.”

“I don't feel pressure.”

“You need to cut a few things out if you want to be the best you can be.”

“I'm Ross Barkley and I've got to create a better version of the player I am and show what I can do, not try to be like someone else. That's part of what I hope I can achieve here, to make people aware of who I am as a player and show everyone what I can do.”

“Everton means the world to me.”

“Bad days don't always stay.”

“When I broke into the Everton side under Roberto Martinez, I was playing in the No. 10 role, and I had never played there before, so I was getting used to that role as a first-team player.”

“Some players are more fortunate than others to have coaches who are more focused on improvement.”

“You have to go through bad days to get to the great days you have in your career.”

“I'd like Everton to be known as the better team in Liverpool.”

“At Chelsea I knew I'd improve a lot quicker around better players, world-class players.”

“I understand now the different games and the different approaches that you need to take at different times, with different styles of play.”

“Each individual has their own pre-match ritual and pick off the menu. But I usually have a bit of pesto - either spaghetti or penne. On game-day I'll add a bit of meat to it and maybe some greens.”

“I want to be regarded as a world-class midfielder.”

“I just focus on getting better every day, putting things right in training and then hopefully what I'm doing right in training I'm doing to show in games as well.”

“Hopefully I will continue to thrive.”