“Competition for places is always exciting. It is always something that helps me, I think helps a lot of players get better. “I think right-back is the most populated position for England,

there are a lot of really good players going for one position so it is always going to cause headaches for the manager. “I think there are maybe five, six who could easily play that position

and do it to a high level. It is tough.” There seems to be no doubting the defender's talent and he should have a long, fruitful career at Stamford Bridge.