153 Quotes by Michael Ballack

The first league game always feels different from the pre-season friendlies.

We will give everything for the FA Cup, Champions League and Premier League.

Chelsea is an ambitious club and it will always be possible that a coach and the players are competitive at the highest level.

You always need time to adapt to a new manager. But in football if you don't get a result, you are under pressure.

Sure, Mourinho was obviously crucial for my move to Chelsea.

The coach is the first person who is under pressure but when a new manager comes you should give him time.

Football has never been about young or old players - it is about good or bad players. If you're 13 or 31 and good enough, you're not too young or old.

I am always open to new ideas, but you can't always be right.

It's always disappointing to lose a final.