Marcos Alonso

Italy is a very competitive league, where most of the teams wait for you.

— Marcos Alonso

I want to keep improving and to work hard to be one of the best.

— Marcos Alonso

When you are a kid, you aren't mature and you want to get up and play every week.

— Marcos Alonso

I really like the Premier League and to have the opportunity to play for Chelsea and win titles.

— Marcos Alonso

I always try to work hard every day, because today you can be at your best, but tomorrow you can be no…

— Marcos Alonso

Of course I would love to play every minute and to always be in there.

— Marcos Alonso

I liked playing in lanes, especially because of the offensive opportunities you have in that position.

— Marcos Alonso

I am very happy to be at Fiorentina and I hope to help the team to fight for the first positions.

— Marcos Alonso

I don't really care about the critics or when people talk good about me. It can't affect you. I'm one to trust…

— Marcos Alonso

Luis Enrique has shown at Barcelona that he is a great coach with many qualities and I believe he would be good…

— Marcos Alonso

Wherever the team needs me to help I will try to do my best, and it's good to be able to play…

— Marcos Alonso

Conte is a hard trainer, who likes to work on the physical and tactical aspect. When you are training you suffer, but…

— Marcos Alonso

Football is like this. The better the team you play for, the more fans follow you and there are millions of coaches…

— Marcos Alonso

It's normal when you play in four competitions there are so many games, and because of this there is more risk of…

— Marcos Alonso

People were used to see me in a 3-5-2 because in Fiorentina that was also where I played. But the hard thing…

— Marcos Alonso

Before Bolton I played for Real Madrid and I was getting involved in the first-team training since I was 16 and then…

— Marcos Alonso

I'm very happy with my career and I want to improve even more.

— Marcos Alonso

Both when you defend and when you attack it needs to be about possession and positioning is vital.

— Marcos Alonso

In modern football the position, the placement of the team and occupying spaces is important.

— Marcos Alonso

My only focus is to give my all on the pitch and do the best thing possible.

— Marcos Alonso

All you can do is keep working hard, keep training and try to be ready for when the chance comes.

— Marcos Alonso

I am the best to judge when I play well and when I don't.

— Marcos Alonso

The best way to make a name for yourself is to do well on the pitch.

— Marcos Alonso

Other than football, I think I'd pick tennis and golf as my favourite other sports.

— Marcos Alonso

I want to score more goals, I want to give more assists, I want to do more tackles.

— Marcos Alonso

When I am on the pitch it is easier. When I used to stay home it was not easy to help the…

— Marcos Alonso

Pedro is a very good friend and I like to catch up with him after training.

— Marcos Alonso

My father is a massive Barcelona and Atletico fan because he used to play in those teams.

— Marcos Alonso

It is not easy to bring the methods of a new manager to the Premier League.

— Marcos Alonso

In England I feel very well known, not only by Chelsea's fans, but also by other teams.

— Marcos Alonso

Every season with Chelsea, we have to fight for every competition and every game and we will go for it.

— Marcos Alonso

From my early years at Bolton I knew that Chelsea were a great club and the truth is that I was right…

— Marcos Alonso

I'm always looking for more, looking to improve and get better. That's something inside me, I know I have to work for…

— Marcos Alonso

It's modern football - having the ball, controlling the game, and being well positioned when you lose possession.

— Marcos Alonso

Everyone tries to give 100 per cent for the team. If you can help with goals or assists then it's even more important.

— Marcos Alonso