Chelsea defender Gary Cahill says he's a player transformed since arriving from Bolton Wanderers.

Cahill insists even the managerial upheaval has been good for him.

He told the Mirror: "Rafa Benitez was keen on defending - all dropping back together if you lose the ball. AVB was quite short with me, even though he signed me. He and Robbie Di Matteo liked you to go tight and press.

"The gaffer now has steadied the ship, but it has gone fantastically well for me since I arrived. We won the Champions League as soon as I moved here and I've had no regrets ever since.

"I had to change my whole mentality when I joined. Drawing games is seen as a loss, but that is why I came here - the ambition and expectation rubs off on you."