Spanish - Athlete | August 28, 1989 -
I've never run with the bulls. I prefer to watch from the safety of a balcony.
Cesar Azpilicueta
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I certainly feel appreciated at Chelsea.
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I've had five managers, and I've played with all of them.
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Sometimes people say to me, 'Ah, you're not really Spanish; you're British.'
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It's flattering to be linked to Barcelona: it means you're playing well.
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People see the nice side of the game, but behind it all, there is a sacrifice that they don't see: the pressure, the repercussion, the way that impinges on your life.
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No one likes a change of coach.
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A team is constructed with time and automatismos, habits, mechanisms.
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I'm a defender, and my first job is to make the team secure at the back; that's my primary responsibility.
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Often in Spain you're winning 2-0, there are 15 minutes left, and it's as good as over. You control it, and the tempo drops. In England, that doesn't happen. They put another striker on, long balls into the area, free-kicks, corners. They push you back.
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The Premier League benefits from foreigners, and the game's evolved in a way that's beneficial, but you can't lose the roots of the English game.
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I always learnt that to play well, you have to train hard, so every time I go on the training pitch, I try to give my best and to improve.
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