http://metro.co.uk/2007/08/15/rafa-i-wont-change-rotation-policy-22851/
‘It is never easy to decide which players to change. But it is good for the club and for me – because I can see players working so hard in training and telling me ‘Don’t forget – I’m here’.
‘Each week it may only be a small detail which determines who starts the game, because a player might show his quality in a training session or a practice match. This is the competition we have wanted.’
http://en.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/203040.html
"I'm available but, at the same time, if the manager chooses not to pick me, there is not a problem because I'm Chelsea through and through and I want nothing more than to get Champions League football.
"If that means me playing, great, if not, I will be the biggest supporter in the dressing room. It's down to me to work hard and maybe prove him [Benitez] wrong."
Das ist von 2007 und 2013. Er lässt sich von den Präsidenten nichts sagen. Seit Liverpool hat er leider nur noch Clubs bekommen, die nicht besonders zu ihm passen und die er auch nicht wollte. Immer wenn Rafa frei war, waren alle Top-Clubs besetzt, also musste er auf Alternativen ausweichen.