Thiago Silva Quotes

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

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

I think my game isn't very flashy, but the test of time for the position of quarterback is how fast can you get the ball out of your hands to the right guy? And I think I do that better than everyone else.

What features in a midfielder am I after? Players who have the mindset to win every game - then we can start to talk about the technical quality.

I am a winger, but in future, I want to play more in the middle. When you are there, you have a lot more chances to score.

Anybody who has played with Mesut will tell you how intelligent he is as a player. His vision is probably the best I have ever seen and that is why it is so important to have the right striker ahead of him.

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 Jorginho, the way he plays and passes.

I can score goals and be dangerous with my passes.

For me, David Silva is a fantastic player because his technique is incredible, and he understands when the right time to pass the ball is.

We have to be able to execute early in games, whether it's a block, whether it's a throw, whether it's a catch, we have to be able to make plays.

Firstly, I am somebody who plays in a defensive role, and we need to start with that, but then I need to bring the ball forward and help the attack.

In every country, you play a different style of football. Sometimes if it's really tactical, like it is in Spain, it seems like it slows down the tempo, but it's not really the case.

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

We have four parts of our game: working against the ball; in possession; losing the ball; winning the ball. If you are good in all four parts, you have a good chance of winning.

Busquets is a great player. I have many things to learn from him: how he shapes the game from the back, his positioning, the balance he provided in the midfielder.

My position at Tottenham was in the centre of midfield, and I have played there for Croatia, I feel I am best there.

Anytime you get good service to the box, it's always great as an attacking player because it gives you more opportunities to score.

The attacking capacity of a team is the fruit of the work of the manager and of the quality of the players.

As for Kaka, he is a superstar... someone who can change the tempo of the game as well as the team.

I know from playing against Mata that he's a great player.

Jorginho is really suitable to the way I like to play. He is a player that has many good sides to him. He wants to work hard, and he's very fast in moving the ball, which is important for us, although there is also Cesc Fabregas, who has the same potential as Jorginho.

I do not know if we play the most beautiful or attractive football, but we certainly play more intelligently, more functionally and more precisely than anyone else.

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.

When we move the ball, we're one of the best teams in the league.