His relationship with Neymar and Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s words after the derby:
We have a great relationship with all the teammates and as you can see, we all walk together with a laugh and an embrace. It is not just us three that do that. It’s not about being sweet, it’s about supporting one another. We do not plan anything, it just came from within and what we do is enjoy, and we are happy, that’s when we enjoy.
Play like Messi:
I am not Leo and I can’t dribble past three, four, five players, like he does. I can’t make a sprint of who knows how many meters and win speed-wise, the way Ney can. I know my form of playing and what I can bring to the team.
What does he envy about Leo and Neymar:
I would like to have a left like Leo, because there is just one like it in the whole world, and the kick and joy that Neymar has.
His role as an assistant:
What we prioritize is the collective objective. None of us is competing with the other, on the contrary, we enjoy each other’s moments. I feel happy and content that I am helping the team, which is paramount.
His time in Ajax and Liverpool:
All the teams in which I have player have left something in me. You always learn new things, and being here in Barca, in the best team in the world, I continue to learn, benefit from and enjoy the teammates I have beside me.
A past of humble origins:
When someone comes from a past with economic hardships and has struggled to get things, he always values them a lot more and always gives his best effort. Most players that are here today have suffered, worked hard to be where we are, and, well, because of this, you take the maximum from each match, each situation that occurs, each possibility to win a title because you suffered since you were little.
Where did your interest in Barça come from:
When we were dating, Sofia came to live here with her family, and I came to visit her. Later, when we were in Groningen, we also came to the city. It was the time when Barca began to win titles, I always liked the team, to watch the matches, got to know some of the players and in recent years I started coming more often to see the show that they were giving. That is what endeared me to the city and the team itself.
What was most surprising about the Barça locker room:
They all have a way of being spectacular, admirable, they won everything, on the club as well as national level, they have gotten all kinds of titles and yet they treat you like you are a normal guy, one of them, and how they live day by day, that is admirable.
Is the league a done deal:
We have a nice advantage in the league right now, we are in the final of the cup, we know that winning the Champions is more than tough. We will try to continue on the same path, go on, want to triumph and leave a mark in the club.
How did you live through your sanction:
You feel so removed from everything, the pitch, I couldn’t enter any football field, that was what hurt most, but oh well, football always has a rematch, a second leg, and what was left for me was to work and be in shape for when I could finally do that.
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