He had featured 14 times in four separate competitions for the Blues before the winter break, with his most recent start coming in the FA Cup win last month.
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Saul Niguez, who joined Chelsea on loan from Atletico Madrid, has spoken about the challenges of adapting to a new country. He also gave his thoughts on the difference between playing in the English Premier League and the Spanish La Liga. The Spaniard has admitted that the start “wasn’t easy for him.” However, the 27-year-old midfielder seems to have found his way and feels more settled right now at Stamford Bridge. He had featured 14 times in four separate competitions for the Blues before the winter break, with his most recent start coming in the FA Cup thrashing of Chesterfield last month. He will also be looking to be involved in the fourth round tie this weekend when the Blues welcome Plymouth Argyle to south-west London.
Asked how does he see the season so far, Saul told the club’s website, “The beginning wasn’t easy for me. I have changed my whole life, moving from Madrid, leaving Madrid with my family, changing language and culture, even the small things like driving on the other side of the road! Everything has changed – the stadium, team-mates, my whole life. The truth is it hasn’t been easy but I’m very grateful to my team-mates and the club for making it easier for me to adapt. My English is improving and everything is becoming a bit easier.”
“Personally, I would like to have played more but I also understand that this team won the Champions League last season so it is difficult to get into the team. I feel good and every day I’m feeling better and prepared for when the head coach needs me.”
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Saul was then asked what he has found to be the biggest difference between La Liga and the Premier League. “They are totally different. Over there, it’s much more tactical, whereas here it’s more physical and a bit crazier. There’s more back and forth, it’s less about having control of the game and more about entertaining the fans. You can do things here that you really can’t do in La Liga,” he explained.
“For example, I was talking to my friends the other day about Eden Hazard. When he was here, he was easily one of the best players in the world and then he goes to La Liga and has his own difficulties because it’s a totally different game.
“Here he had more one-vs-ones and two-vs-ones but in La Liga, because everyone knows how good his team is and how good he is, other teams make it much more difficult for him. Here it’s happening a bit in reverse, although I think it’s a bit easier to adapt from La Liga to the Premier League than from the Premier League to La Liga.”
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