Todd Kane: "What you saw with Ryan Giggs at Manchester United, that’s what I want to be at Chel
Today, Goal released an interview with Chelsea loanee Todd Kane. There were so much quotes, as Kane was willing to talk openly, that we just decided to post the quotes for all those to enjoy without commentary.
"I don’t just want to play one or two games for Chelsea," he told Goal. "If they offered me a 10-year contract, I’d take it now. I support Chelsea, I’ve been there a long time, my whole family is from the area - it’s the ultimate goal. "What you saw with Ryan Giggs at Manchester United, that’s what I want to be at Chelsea. "A lot of clubs are interested. Clubs came in for me in January, but I had a talk with Chelsea. Everything has gone well here [at NEC] and I don’t want to change that. "I signed for NEC for a year and I’m not the type of person to go against his word, even though the clubs that were interested were very big and it’d be nice to play there. "I could have gone but I felt that at this time in my career, I should just keep going. Don’t fix what isn’t broken.
"When I was younger, we were probably the best academy in the country, one of the best in the world," he adds. "We would go to tournaments and win them. I’ve won a lot with reserves and youth teams. "I think it’s time for someone like myself or from the group of us who won the youth cup [to come through], and there will be a time when a few lads get into the team. When that’ll be I don’t know, but it will happen. "I’ve got about nearly 100 games so they can’t say anything about my experience. I’m learning all the time."
"Unless I get the boot, I’m not going anywhere. If clubs in the Championship come in for me, and I’m sure there will be a few, I wouldn’t do it. If there was a club in Europe, I’d choose that over the Championship," he said.
"If I have to go on loan or anything to get my chance [with Chelsea], whatever it is, I’ll do it. But if it’s not Chelsea, then I’m sure there’ll be other clubs."
"I want to keep getting better at defending. To go to a high level, which I want to do, I have to be a very good defender. "Chelsea watch every game and I get good feedback about what I’m doing wrong and right. I’m learning that way, so they are always helping me. "Starting next season with a new manager, [Antonio Conte], I could go back to Chelsea and have a pre-season, get my head down and fingers crossed he might like me. We’ll see what happens."
"I’ve been told that in attack Chelsea have never questioned me. Coming to Netherlands, I’ve learned a lot on the defensive side. It helps when the game is slower, you can look and balance yourself more and learn a bit. "I love the playing style - it’s all about football, which is how I’ve been brought up. "There’s a big difference [in the training here]. In England, you have about an hour and a half and it’s all high intensity, but then that’s you finished because there’s always thick and fast games.
"Here, we train for two and a half or three hours, then you come to a game and it goes by quickly. There’s a good intensity, and it’s about possession and things like that and it’s all with the ball.
"It’s a country where you can develop as a youngster. I’m a technical player, I like to play and build up from the back – how football is supposed to be played. I would advise any lad in my position to come over here."
"That’s always been me – communicating and just being a leader on the pitch. In the dressing room, I’m not that type of person. I like to concentrate on preparing myself right for the game. On the pitch I like to play my own game and express myself, say how I feel, organise or whatever. I’m just myself on the pitch."
"My family have always been backing me. They come to every home game," he adds. "I get them flights out here. They come to the big away games and I sort the travel out. "I’m not just doing this whole journey for me. It’s for my mum, dad, little sister and brother. I’m doing it for them. That’s why I’m dedicated. Not every person has that support. "I have a tight circle of family and friends. I have to keep that close to me. I don’t let people come in and go out – I’ve got my three best mates back home and a couple of close friends in football, but that’s as far as it goes. "I don’t get involved in all the other stuff. I’m my own person. I don’t let people jump on the bandwagon – that’s not my kind of thing. I’ve stuck to my roots, same friends, and I won’t change anything like that."
"My agent had a meeting with Chelsea," he adds. "You have one year away, you go back, sit down and have a talk about the coming season. "I’m not thinking about next year at all. I’ll get this year out the way, get my head down, and then come the end of the season I’ll review it. I’m not back at Chelsea until July, so there’s time to go on holiday, think, have meetings and see what options are on the table."
