Willian is our special guest on this episode of the Obi One Podcast as the Brazilian reflects on his glittering career.
Here, he opens on the protracted nature of his 11th hour move to Chelsea and reveals just how close he came to doing a ‘Roman Abramovich’ and opting for Tottenham.
Willian also opens up on life inside the famed Chelsea dressing room, his admiration for Eden Hazard and the dynamics of his working relationship with Frank Lampard: from team-mate to gaffer.
The Brazilian also provides fascinating insight into the early stages of Mikel Arteta’s revolution at Arsenal, painting a different picture to the one so carefully cultivated today.
And if all of that wasn’t enough, Willian also recalls the worst day of his professional career, and a result Brazilian football still hasn’t recovered from.
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LEGENDARY INTERVIEWS ONLY 🔵🔵🔵
We were just so good man, players dreamt to play for us. Who wants to play for Clearlake? They ruined our club
This guy joined chelsea the year after they won the ucl and he left them the year before they won the ucl
Free kicks 🔥
When is Drogba coming?
Tell him, Estevao looks very much like him, is he come back to Chelsea in Estevao.
I LOVE WILLAIN..HE WAS EXCEPTIONAL WHILE PLAYING FOR CHELSEA..FAST, SKILLFUL AND FEARLESS AGAINST OPPONENT…❤❤❤❤
Arsenal promised you at 32 years old that you will be the main guy in a team that has Saka, Aubameyang, Saliba and others, and you foolishly thought you would come and be the main guy…..at 32 years old, isn't that stupidity? Excuses, you were just shit, these situations are not why you missed penalties, why you can't take a player on, you were just bad. I can't remember a single player who joined Arsenal from Chelsea and said a si gle bad thing- Kai, Madueke, Jorginho, even Cezc who went back to Chelsea. Even though Arsenal was on the come up, we were building, you were just at best a back up player for us, you wouldn't start let alone be th2 main guy lol. Even players who left Arsenal, hardly have they said bad things. Brazilians and saltiness, the podcast was basically to come give excuses for why he failed at arsenal 😂
How can they, including Willian gather to mock Arsenal when Arsenal has been steadily getting better since he came and left. He was a bench player for us and that said a lot, even our bench players love the club and they ain't complaining. 😂
Willian and Hazard, sweet days 💪💪💪
Players with their preferences don't just force anyone to stay if they want to leave, just imagine how Williams dumped Spurs dying minutes 😮😂😂😂
Mr Mikel, is it possible to remove the Islamic literature if you’re going to place a ball in front of it with betting and stuff?
I Love you Willian more than you will ever know 💙💙💙💙
The h’Ambassador has spoken
it did not work out at arsenal because willian was absolutely sh1t
great episode
Willian, a true Chelsea legend!
Thank you for what you did for us Willian
BETWINNER next to Qurans and sahih al bukhari books is abysmal behaviour
His English has improved so much. OMG
The fact that William saw himself playing with that Chelsea team says a lot about his Ball confidence. He is definitely up there with the greatest attacking players to play in the EPL.
So random but Mahsallah you have some really amazing books in the background, Sahih al-Bukhari!
I have always dream to me this great player Willian. He made me fell in love with Chelsea
This is epic football history
27:13 and the rest is history, legend. 💙💙🙌🙌🔥🔥🔥
Just to let you know you have Quran on the bookshelves and you are putting betting ornaments and advertising near it. This is very disrespectful and against Islam. Having Quran as the backdrop is ok but don't obscure it with items in the shelves.
My suggestion is to either remove one row of Quran and put your stuff there or remove it entirely. This can be a sensitive subject to people.
I miss willian man! Guy so underrated
It's called white privilege. How do you embarrass your employer in front of people??? This guy brought up Mikel's little, embarrassing secret without giving him a heads up.
I feel fed up with xabi
Thank you Willian ones a blue always a blue
Proper Legend
Hazard is a wizard…
😡😡😡look at what my beloved Chelsea has become now. The whole current set makes me sick
@TheObiOnePodcast Thank you for the amazing episode with the legend!! One request, can we please not have your sponsors displayed along with the volume of books behind you?
Are these guys feeling okay ? How dare they have Hadith and Tafsir of the Quran on the shelves and also promote their betting companies right in front of them
the blue for live. 💙
One of the loyal Chelsea players of all …. A proper Chels 💙
Didn’t think I’d like an interview of Willian so much. He was a great player. With respect Neto, Gittens, Mudryk don’t come near him imo