Willian

[Barbara 15,149]

conceding goals last season all I remember is Ivan against Swansea. nuff said

[OneMoSalah 8,883]

conceding goals last season all I remember is Ivan against Swansea. nuff said

In the Carling Cup? Yeah he had a shocker that night haha.

[Barbara 15,149]

In the Carling Cup? Yeah he had a shocker that night haha.

yep... the Cup match... I felt like literally banging my head on the wall.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

yep... the Cup match... I felt like literally banging my head on the wall.

I actually :banghead: after ivanovic did that

[BlueLion. 21,491]

I actually :banghead: after ivanovic did that

I forgave him.

[Jase 43,479]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/chelsea-transfer-news-willian-says-2267825

Brazilian star Willian last night claimed he always wanted to go to Chelsea - because they are a “better club” than Tottenham.

Willian joined the Blues in a big money move from Shakhtar Donetsk after a last minute change of heart as he had already had a medical at Spurs.

But Willian, in an interview with Brazilian paper Globoesporte, said: “I always wanted to go to Chelsea. Chelsea presented an offer and it was always my dream to go there.

“Chelsea is a better club than Tottenham in every aspect. I have spoken with my fellow Brazilians at the club, especially David Luiz. I am also happy to play for Jose Mourinho. That was definitive in my decision.”

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Anyone else think he's been talking too much since he arrived? I mean he hasn't even played in a Chelsea shirt yet. He's overdoing it, imo. Needs to be quite and let his football do the talking.

[The Skipper 20,609]

Anyone else think he's been talking too much since he arrived? I mean he hasn't even played in a Chelsea shirt yet. He's overdoing it, imo. Needs to be quite and let his football do the talking.

How has he?

[OneMoSalah 8,883]

Anyone else think he's been talking too much since he arrived? I mean he hasn't even played in a Chelsea shirt yet. He's overdoing it, imo. Needs to be quite and let his football do the talking.

A bit.

Na its only Spurs, fuck Spurs.

[Yeboii 1,844]

Anyone else think he's been talking too much since he arrived? I mean he hasn't even played in a Chelsea shirt yet. He's overdoing it, imo. Needs to be quite and let his football do the talking.

If I would achieve something as prestigious as joining Chelsea in the Premier League I wouldnt stop talking about it either haha

[Barbara 15,149]

Anyone else think he's been talking too much since he arrived? I mean he hasn't even played in a Chelsea shirt yet. He's overdoing it, imo. Needs to be quite and let his football do the talking.

actually many of those quotes reported by different journos in England were all part of one interview for a Brazilian website. So actually he gave one interview for Chelsea TV and then another for Globo Esporte and that's it. From those two interviews many articles were written by many sites, taking different quotes at a time.

I don't see any exaggeration at all.

[meetdoscar 335]

For me, he can talk as much as he wants as long as he is in blue and for blue especially if it improves his english.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

actually many of those quotes reported by different journos in England were all part of one interview for a Brazilian website. So actually he gave one interview for Chelsea TV and then another for Globo Esporte and that's it. From those two interviews many articles were written by many sites, taking different quotes at a time.

I don't see any exaggeration at all.

Still, the "Chelsea is better than Tottenham in every aspect" is just rude and highly unprofessional.

[DanishBlue 426]

He is right though.

[Barbara 15,149]

Still, the "Chelsea is better than Tottenham in every aspect" is just rude and highly unprofessional.

Except that's not what he said at all . Don't you know the media - the English better than no other - have a thing for dramatics?

Here is a literal translation of what he said (all quotes, not only about Tottenham)

On his chances of being capped again

“There’s no doubt English football is huge and offers great visibility. I hope it helps me to be called again to the national team, but of course it depends on me. I’ll have to play to prove I deserve to be called by winning every day. First I need to fight to be in the starting eleven, then play well and finally be called to the NT. That’s my goal.”

On the fierce competition in the team’s attacking midfield

“I don’t have a secured spot and I know that quite well. I’ll have to kill a lion a day and try to earn a place for myself among all those players - respecting them all. I’ll train, I’ll play and I’ll be focused on give my best in hopes to ear the supporters’ and the manager’s trust.”

On how he ended up at Chelsea – his old dream [said so by the site, not Willian himself]

“Things just happened. Chelsea made a bid and everyone knew about my wish to play for Chelsea since I was at Shakhtar. I didn’t have to think twice. Both presidents [suleyman Kerimov and Roman Abramovich] are friends and it helped as well. It was an easy negotiation. The Brazilian called – and David Luiz told me to come fast. I was very happy to have them around, it’ll certainly help me a lot.”

On Tottenham

“It’s part of transfer windows [negotiating with many clubs]. I’ve always wanted to play for Chelsea, especially now with Mister Mourinho here as I consider him the best manager in the world. When I had days off in London I went to the stadium to watch Chelsea’s matches. I’m beyond happy for coming here.”

On playing the Champions League again

“Champions [League] is a very important competition. In the latest edition I did well, I scored goals that were important [to the team]. I hope to do even better for Chelsea because I know it gives huge visibility. I know Brazil NT have a lot of players in this competition, playing in this condition, so it’ll depend on what I’ll show, playing a solid football while I’m there. Then there will be chances.

http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/futebol-internacional/futebol-ingles/noticia/2013/09/willian-espera-chance-na-vitrine-do-chelsea-para-voltar-selecao.html

and here basically the same in another article they had 4 days before:

http://sportv.globo.com/site/programas/arena-sportv/noticia/2013/09/willian-quer-matar-um-leao-por-dia-para-disputar-copa-de-2014.html

(there's a vid interview with him in this one - in which he confirms the club paid for him 37M euros)

As this is the source they mention in the article, those are the only quotes by Willian - but not even the words by the article's author imply anything about Chelsea being better than Tottenham in any aspect.

If you compare some of those quotes to the ones I've translated the other day to SporTv you'll see they're basically the same because globoesporte.com and SporTv are part of communication conglomerate Globo.

I'll transcript the vid later - as at first I didn't realize it was a vid