Fernandinho Quotes

You pressure, you want possession, you want to attack. Some teams can't or don't pass the ball. What are you playing for? What's the point? That's not football. Combine, pass, play. That's football - for me, at least.

The lower you go down the levels, the more players think they need to hang on to the ball to prove how talented they are, but that's not football.

Sometimes in midfield, it's nice because you do get a little bit more of the ball, and maybe out wide you rely on people to get you the ball.

I like to be in contact with the ball, have possession, to play.

I'd say my main quality is keeping the ball and my passing.

I experienced that the ball is the most important thing. When you have the ball, the other team really can't do anything.

The game in Spain is more about technique and about getting more touches on the ball. That's why I like it so much.

Centre-backs with good technique can move the ball forward, even when under pressure.

Always, even with the U17s in Spain, U19s, we play from the back, and we try to improve on that a lot. So I always enjoy having the ball at my feet.

If I don't get the service or if I don't the ball in the box, where I want it, I start drifting into midfield. I go and look for the ball. I try to be important for the team in other areas.

I don't want Kylian to play like Neymar and keep the ball. Kylian is incredibly dangerous in the final move, and I want him to stay that way.

It's not easy to create chances or a game when you're just receiving long balls.

I liked mostly to play football on the ground and have a little bit of playing tactics rather than just up and down, long balls and second balls. That's not really my game.

I like teams to control and dominate the ball so the players are hungry for the ball.

I'm one of those players who loves to dribble the ball, to run at people.

Dominating the midfield is the most important thing in modern football. To succeed, you have to be good at everything.

Every footballer enjoys having the ball at their feet. There are times in training you find yourself without the ball. I enjoy that side of it as well. If we can spend more time working with the ball then everyone will enjoy it.

Obviously, culturally, England's style of play is a lot more direct and physical. In Spain, they're a lot more patient, and they have the ball a lot more.

To score goals, you need to receive the ball in advantageous positions.

As I'm growing up, going into holding midfield, I'm watching Busquets quite a lot for Barcelona. The way he controls the game, his reading of it, technically, defensively - everything about him cuts him out above the rest. I'm really enjoying watching him.

Manchester United are always a team that try to play football, try to play football from the back.

My teams have always been dominant about having the ball but having the ball to create opportunities. That's always been the clear way of my work.

My style suits Barcelona's style of play.

The hardest thing to coach is scoring goals and creativity.

The important thing for me is we want to keep the ball, we want to have the ball because we are Arsenal football club.