Marcos Alonso on the difference between Man City and #Chelsea:
"Just a bit of consistency. It’s difficult to fight for every competition and then perform 100 per cent every week. Credit to Man City. Are they like a machine, generating win after win? Yes."
"I think we have the quality. there is no doubt about that. We just need to win more regularly. It is a long championship. We were close until the last month. It is a little bit of a pity to be this far at this moment."
"But we need to keep fighting and hopefully Manchester City will have some bad moments and we will take advantage of that and close the gap a little bit."
"Azpi has now won everything, and that is an amazing achievement. All the credit goes to him. When he arrived in 2012, he came first to compete for his spot."
"He is one of those players who never disappoints you. He works hard, he does everything. He is an honest player on the pitch, and off the pitch he works hard. You know you can rely on him in any situation. That is the key to his success."
"Christian still feels a little bit of pain but of course, he absolutely wants to come back to full fitness and at his peak level of performance that he’s shown before."
"It’s a matter of managing the pain in his ankle, not a matter of a reinjury or anything like that. It’s just that things are still a bit painful for him."
"The media is getting bigger and bigger nowadays. Of course, when you play good you are the hero everywhere, but when you play badly it is a totally different story. You have to step away from that and concentrate on your football."
"It’s not always easy because you have media on your phone, media always around you which can bring something up you can see, but you have to be straight, in your own bubble, to think only about the football."
"This has been a tough time for a lot of people, me included. For me, the most important thing is having a good support system and people around me that I can always rely on and have a chat to."
"Personally, living alone in Europe has been tough at times. Having someone always there to talk to is extremely important for me, it’s what’s carried me through this time."
"When it’s all on you it can really feel like a lot. Personally, during this time, I reached out to a therapist and it’s not something anyone should be ashamed of. It’s something that can help talk about the way that you’re feeling."