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It's not my style of play to mark players and stop them, or be threatening. But I am learning that at Chelsea.
I have always wanted to play in the Champions League and who wouldn't want to play for the European champions?
A month before signing for Chelsea I was very close to doing so with Real Madrid as Mourinho said he wanted me.
All Brazilian players have this dream. I have, like everybody, the dream to play in Europe and the Premier League.
I think the Chinese clubs put up a lot of money for the players who go to China, to make the Chinese league stronger.
I have changed my behaviour on the pitch in England. Here referees talk to the players all the time. I think it is nice.
The transfer was good for me, good for Chelsea, good for Shanghai, and I'm so happy to come to the Chinese Super League.
I want to win more games, more trophies, because I love Chelsea, I love the fans. I like the city, my family like it here.
I've have always known that Felipao has trust in me, that's not new. And I showed on the field that he can keep trusting me.
It's like a dream for me, participating in the Olympics, it's so important for my career and I hope to win the gold medal here.
Upon his arrival at Chelsea, Mourinho spoke to me. He gives me confidence and I'm trying to return all such support on the pitch.
To wear the number 10 for your country is a very special thing. This was not only my dream, but the dream of every single Brazilian.
4-3-3 is better for me because I can score more goals, and also create more and tackle in midfield which I like to do to help the team.
I have always worn the No.10 shirt when I played at lower levels and, obviously, my reference point was always Pele and then Ronaldinho.
In Brazil, there is a different type of football, but I think I am seen as an elegant type of ball player, who is creating for other people.
On the pitch there's no need to talk about his fighting spirit - he always gives 100 per cent in every game. I like Ramires and I admire him a lot.
As a player, I'm a combination of my father and my uncle. People back home say that they were such good players and that I remind them of them both.
I think the Brazilian people are very fond of Neymar for the fact that he stayed at Santos for so long and stayed in Brazil. That's very cool for him.
To play at Stamford Bridge for Brazil would be great. To play for the national team is already special but to do it here would be a very special occasion.
They have different styles. Scolari is used to coaching national teams and Mourinho clubs. Both are very successful. They are professionals as well as winners.
I am one of the pioneers, along with those players who went before me, and I'm coming to China to help the league and help more players get to know this league.
I understand the importance of this number to Chelsea. In Brazil, it is the number 10, but here the 11 is a very important number and I just hope that I can do it justice.
A lot of people told me not to come to the Premier League because of the physical demands, especially if I came straight from Brazil to England. But it's not been like that.
I used to watch English football on TV when I was younger in Brazil. I already knew it was a dynamic, competitive and fast way of playing. When I got here, I just confirmed all of that.
I played in a city in Brazil where there are only two big clubs and Internacional versus Gremio was unbelievable - the pressure, the team atmosphere and everybody flying on the adrenalin.
I would like to clarify that Diego and I are very, very good friends we spend a lot of time together on and off the pitch and our families are great friends. We have absolutely no issues whatsoever.
My father loved to play the game, he never became a professional but when he was younger everyone would say he was good enough and when I heard people talking about him, I wanted to emulate him. So I started to play.
It was just great to wear the Brazil shirt in the senior team for the first time. I'd already worn it before playing for various age groups in the youth teams but it's very different playing for the Brazilian first team.
Didier talks to all of us. Not just with me, but with all the attacking players. He has scored so many goals for Chelsea. But now he pushes the younger players. He is fantastic. A fantastic player, and a fantastic person.
This happens with every player, if it wasn't for money I wouldn't leave Brazil. When you go to Europe you go because of the money and because of the good clubs also, and in Shanghai the project is to be one of the best leagues.
Playing for Chelsea doesn't compare to the pressure of playing for Brazil because we've won the World Cup five times. It's not only a massive country but football is part of the culture. They always want you to win, so you can never have an off-day.
I know it could be a bit more difficult in England because you are not playing all the time and you play in different positions. But I do expect to score many goals for Chelsea and I hope to keep the average of between 10 to 20 goals a season, that would be good.
When I was talking with Shanghai, I was talking to big clubs from Europe, as well. There was Atletico Madrid, who I almost joined. I liked them very much and what they were offering me at the time. There was also Juventus, Inter Milan, and AC Milan. I had some options.
