The neighbourhood where I grew up is called Gipsy Hill. Football was very big. There was a cage where we would go; my older brother and the older boys would set up the match and play a big tournament. No matter what age, the whole community would come together.
Thiago Silva. He has got all the fundamentals of defending, like where to be and how to tackle; communication is key as well. Just little bits like that, I try to add to my game.
The first session at Chelsea was very tough – the transition from Sunday League football. I was in the same age group as Mason Mount, Declan Rice. My scout used to take me to training and back, and I’d start to cry in the back of the car, saying, “I’m not good enough, this is too hard for me.”
I used to be a ball boy for Champions League games at Stamford Bridge, so to make my debut for my boyhood club [last season], starting and scoring as well… it’s something you can’t describe.
The neighbourhood where I grew up is called Gipsy Hill. Football was very big. There was a cage where we would go; my older brother and the older boys would set up the match and play a big tournament. No matter what age, the whole community would come together.
Thiago Silva. He has got all the fundamentals of defending, like where to be and how to tackle; communication is key as well. Just little bits like that, I try to add to my game.
The first session at Chelsea was very tough – the transition from Sunday League football. I was in the same age group as Mason Mount, Declan Rice. My scout used to take me to training and back, and I’d start to cry in the back of the car, saying, “I’m not good enough, this is too hard for me.”
I used to be a ball boy for Champions League games at Stamford Bridge, so to make my debut for my boyhood club [last season], starting and scoring as well… it’s something you can’t describe.
The first time my mother signed me up for football. I was holding her hand while she was talking to the coach, then I went right out onto the pitch. Suddenly the kids all started coming at me for the ball; I took a shot and it went over a fence. The coach had to stop talking to my mother and go and get it.
All the great players, like Zinédine Zidane, Ronaldinho; Paul Pogba too.
The first training session [with the Rennes first team], I struggled on a physical level. I almost threw up. We did some crazy stuff. Then I adapted and continued to evolve.
From the moment you sign for Real Madrid, you know you have entered another dimension. The Champions League is a club goal so you have to give it your all to triumph.
The neighbourhood where I grew up is called Gipsy Hill. Football was very big. There was a cage where we would go; my older brother and the older boys would set up the match and play a big tournament. No matter what age, the whole community would come together.
Thiago Silva. He has got all the fundamentals of defending, like where to be and how to tackle; communication is key as well. Just little bits like that, I try to add to my game.
The first session at Chelsea was very tough – the transition from Sunday League football. I was in the same age group as Mason Mount, Declan Rice. My scout used to take me to training and back, and I’d start to cry in the back of the car, saying, “I’m not good enough, this is too hard for me.”
I used to be a ball boy for Champions League games at Stamford Bridge, so to make my debut for my boyhood club [last season], starting and scoring as well… it’s something you can’t describe.
The neighbourhood where I grew up is called Gipsy Hill. Football was very big. There was a cage where we would go; my older brother and the older boys would set up the match and play a big tournament. No matter what age, the whole community would come together.
Thiago Silva. He has got all the fundamentals of defending, like where to be and how to tackle; communication is key as well. Just little bits like that, I try to add to my game.
The first session at Chelsea was very tough – the transition from Sunday League football. I was in the same age group as Mason Mount, Declan Rice. My scout used to take me to training and back, and I’d start to cry in the back of the car, saying, “I’m not good enough, this is too hard for me.”
I used to be a ball boy for Champions League games at Stamford Bridge, so to make my debut for my boyhood club [last season], starting and scoring as well… it’s something you can’t describe.
The neighbourhood where I grew up is called Gipsy Hill. Football was very big. There was a cage where we would go; my older brother and the older boys would set up the match and play a big tournament. No matter what age, the whole community would come together.
Thiago Silva. He has got all the fundamentals of defending, like where to be and how to tackle; communication is key as well. Just little bits like that, I try to add to my game.
The first session at Chelsea was very tough – the transition from Sunday League football. I was in the same age group as Mason Mount, Declan Rice. My scout used to take me to training and back, and I’d start to cry in the back of the car, saying, “I’m not good enough, this is too hard for me.”
I used to be a ball boy for Champions League games at Stamford Bridge, so to make my debut for my boyhood club [last season], starting and scoring as well… it’s something you can’t describe.
The first time my mother signed me up for football. I was holding her hand while she was talking to the coach, then I went right out onto the pitch. Suddenly the kids all started coming at me for the ball; I took a shot and it went over a fence. The coach had to stop talking to my mother and go and get it.
All the great players, like Zinédine Zidane, Ronaldinho; Paul Pogba too.
The first training session [with the Rennes first team], I struggled on a physical level. I almost threw up. We did some crazy stuff. Then I adapted and continued to evolve.
From the moment you sign for Real Madrid, you know you have entered another dimension. The Champions League is a club goal so you have to give it your all to triumph.
The neighbourhood where I grew up is called Gipsy Hill. Football was very big. There was a cage where we would go; my older brother and the older boys would set up the match and play a big tournament. No matter what age, the whole community would come together.
Thiago Silva. He has got all the fundamentals of defending, like where to be and how to tackle; communication is key as well. Just little bits like that, I try to add to my game.
The first session at Chelsea was very tough – the transition from Sunday League football. I was in the same age group as Mason Mount, Declan Rice. My scout used to take me to training and back, and I’d start to cry in the back of the car, saying, “I’m not good enough, this is too hard for me.”
I used to be a ball boy for Champions League games at Stamford Bridge, so to make my debut for my boyhood club [last season], starting and scoring as well… it’s something you can’t describe.
