TORRES INTERVIEWS - "With Mou, you don't know if you're going to play or not"

Despite getting ready to travel to Istanbul with Chelsea for a Champions League last sixteen first leg against Galatasaray, Fernando Torres found time for an interview with MARCA.

Q. Does Mourinho give you any explanation when he starts you on the bench?

A. None at all. You just get used to it and try to respect his decisions. Mourinho has shown that everybody will get a chance and we've all been through the same thing. He likes to rotate the squad and shake up the team depending on the opposition. There are two months left in the season and we have to stay focused.

Q. So, you're comfortable

A. Yes I am. This is a very important season for me. We've a new coach, who has won silverware at every club he's managed. We're faced with new challenges. We could win the Premier League and the Champions League, and then it's on to the world Cup.

Q. I don't really understand what Mourinho said about Chelsea being a pony amongst thoroughbred horses.

A. He meant that he's only just arrived whilst other teams have been working together for a while. He sees Chelsea going through a certain transition, although it's obvious that we've gone all out for everything since the start of the season.

Q. What's your relationship like with Eto'o?

A. It's great, he's a genius. He's doing what he's always done, scoring goals. Under Mourinho you don't know if you're going to play or not, so you have to be fully fit and ready.