Marcos Alonso

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

— 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

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

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

— Marcos Alonso

I don't ever think I am going to go out and die on a football pitch.

— 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

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

After playing my father used to coach, we used to follow him around Spain. We used to travel with him to many…

— Marcos Alonso

My natural position is left-back in a four-man defence, but you have to be ready to help the team in the way…

— Marcos Alonso

I didn't know too much about Bolton but I knew other Spanish players were here. I didn't talk to them but I…

— Marcos Alonso

It is hard for a young player at Real Madrid, they will always buy in new players and not look at the…

— Marcos Alonso

Here at Fiorentina there are great players with whom I can train and learn, like Mario Gomez, Guiseppe Rossi and Massimo Ambrosini…

— Marcos Alonso

I learnt a lot at Bolton. At Sunderland I had six months. When I arrived they were bottom of the table and…

— Marcos Alonso

Twenty-four hours a day football was a topic at home. I've always loved to play the game.

— Marcos Alonso

I'm not a massive basketball fan but I follow some of the Spanish players.

— Marcos Alonso

It's never easy to get the points at the beginning of the season and even more with a new manager.

— Marcos Alonso

All my life I had played in a back-four, at Real Madrid Castilla and at Bolton.

— Marcos Alonso

I do my best every time I play to put pressure on the manager and try to play more.

— Marcos Alonso

Everything I can do to help is good for the team and good for myself.

— Marcos Alonso

It's like after uni when you go to do a master's. Italy is like that for defenders.

— Marcos Alonso

I'm very happy at Chelsea but I would like to return to Spain one day.

— Marcos Alonso

I'm very happy about my career, and I'm proud of having played in Bolton and Sunderland.

— Marcos Alonso

I decided to join Bolton because I didn't get lots of minutes at Real Madrid.

— Marcos Alonso

It's important to start games well and then we could keep control of the game.

— 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

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 was training with Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, and I was only 16 or 17 years old. I was going 120 percent! It…

— 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

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

I had some other offers from other teams from Italy and Spain but when Chelsea came to get me, I did not…

— Marcos Alonso