Chelsea great Gianfranco Zola appreciates the relationship he retains with the support.

Zola admits joining Chelsea was a career best decision.

"What I loved most about it was the relationship that I established with the supporters," Zola told chelseafc.com. "In Italy, we are used to it being either very good or very bad, and it all depends on the result.

"Here, it's not so much. As long as you go on the pitch and you give your best for your team, they love you and they support you all the time. That's something that I appreciate so much.

"It was incredible, I don't know how it happened so fast. Probably they liked my passion, they liked my style of play, and also the club started to get good results. I think all of this made the relationship start to grow very quickly and it was amazing.

"I remember there were Italian flags in the crowd, and also a few Sardinian flags as well, which was even better! It was great and I felt almost straight away this period was going to be an incredible experience in my life.

"For me, the best moment was without a doubt winning the first FA Cup. It had been a long time since the club won a trophy. It was also a surprise because in Italy the cup wasn't as important.

"I found out how it was here and I will always remember the day after we won it, on the bus parade, and all the people enjoying it so much. It was amazing.

"That relationship with the Chelsea fans is something that I still take with me. I feel very privileged to have been part of this family and, of course, it was the best thing that happened to me in football."