Wayne Bridge Quotes

Wayne Bridge

Profession : Footballer

Birth : August 5, 1980

Chelsea know how to win cup finals.

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I enjoy watching Eden Hazard, Willian, Ruben Loftus-Cheek... the skillful players.

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I played under Mourinho and went through good and bad spells with him. You could be playing a game and he has it in him to drag you off after half an hour and then he won't talk to you. And that can kill a player.

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I scored against Arsenal in the Champions League. That's something I will never forget. But I'm one of those people who seems to remember the bad times more than the good. Just the way I am.

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When I was at City I had Robinho in front of me and he was never going to come back and help us out. He just wanted to get the ball and go and do his thing.

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Antonio Conte seems to get on with all the players and that is amazing although it's hard to say definitively because I haven't played under him.

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To know you are going to run out on the pitch on a Saturday is a big plus.

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Morata has obvious quality - he's quick, he's running in behind and scoring goals with his head and his feet.

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Kante is just like having another Makelele back.

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Before I started playing I was a big football fan and used to go to see games all the time. But once I started playing I gradually started stepping away from it and would go to see friends and family after games instead of watching and talking about football.

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I guess my versatility might be an added bonus.

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It's encouraging when people say you're shaping up all right.

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When Chelsea signed Ashley Cole I was playing really well at the time, and we were playing against Charlton. We were 1-0 up when they equalised and immediately afterwards my number came up and I was subbed off for Ashley. I knew then that my time at Chelsea was up.

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I never felt too much pressure when I first started my career at Southampton, I think because I'd come through the youth section and there was no transfer fee hanging over me.

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Once I moved to Chelsea I certainly felt the stakes had been raised and the training went to another level with a higher quality of players.

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I had a tough spell under Mourinho where I was in and out of the team, although I did turn a corner with him at one stage before injuries unfortunately got in my way. He could be a tough person to play for. When you were in favour with him it was great, but when you weren't you could feel like an outcast.

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Costa is a passionate and aggressive player - that's his edge.

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I want to defend well first and foremost but I like to get forward and want to help there too.

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I wouldn't say I'm better than Ashley Cole but I would like to think I am up there with him.

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