Alvaro Morata Quotes

But we had a fantastic coach, Simon Clifford, who runs a British football youth game which teaches Brazilian techniques - which is what we wanted to incorporate into the film. And some of those things we eventually got in.

I have great technique, a good shot, and I'm pretty good in the air.

I had the good luck to have the experience of training with fantastic football players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Ozil, Modric, and I also played for Real Madrid B. That was a fantastic experience because it was my first international experience as a football player and taught me a lot as a football player.

Messi is phenomental but in my opinion, Cristiano is a special player because he does everything for Madrid.

Lionel Messi is a wonderful player. Very skillful. Highly intelligent. He is not good in the air.

Look at the best dribblers in the world, Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta, and the ball seems to stick to their foot, so I can work on that when I am dribbling.

One of my friends, Bruno Andrade, was so quick, he just used to knock the ball past whoever he was playing against, and I thought, 'Why can't I do that?' Until then, I would try to dribble and maybe try a stepover, but Andre would just knock it then - beep, beep - and he was so fast, he would get there first.

There is a no more complete striker than Ronaldo. Left foot, right foot, header - he is in perfect control of everything he does.

Dybala's game is easier on the eye, but Pogba is extraordinary because he has physicality and technique.

I have improved both feet for my passing game as well as in the vertical play into attack, whether that be low balls or longer balls.

Messi is unbelievable, but Ronaldo does it on his own. In Madrid, he has to score the goals and create them.

I saw that Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more than 360 goals because he has a great right foot, but a left foot just as powerful.

You would never train people to play football by telling them to watch football. You make them play football.

Cristiano has a lot to his game - he is good in the air, his shooting is perfect, his left foot perfect, and he is more of a striker than a winger now, a No. 9.

It isn't hard to practise finishing. You can do it on your own: just take a couple of touches and shoot at goal. You can do it with whatever equipment you have.

Even in training Paul Scholes proves he is one of the best midfielders about, and Michael Carrick as well.

I always back myself as a finisher, but I always practise it as well. Every type of finish: left foot, right foot, headers, penalties, free kicks.

For such a small man Maradona gets great elevation on his balls

There are some things Ronaldo can do with a football that make me touch my head and wonder how on earth he did it.

At Barca we trained every day with the ball. I hardly even took a step running without a ball at my feet.

I played futsal growing up in Baurd. In futsal you need to think quick and play quick so its easier for you when you move to normal football.

Being thick isn't an affliction if you're a footballer, because your brains need to be in your feet. And Beckham works hard, he's brave and he crosses a ball superbly. He treats a football like he does a wife, lovingly, with caresses.

I have nothing but praise for the boy. He is easily the best player in the world. His contribution as a goal threat is unbelievable. His stats are incredible. Strikes at goal, attempts on goal, raids into the penalty box, headers. It is all there. Absolutely astounding.

I think in terms of best players, I would have to say Ronaldo, the real Ronaldo, the Brazilian one. I was fortunate enough to have a year with him at Real Madrid. He was at the end of his career and was probably half the player he was. But, in his prime, he was quite simply astonishing.

Players today can only shoot with their laces. I could shoot with the inside, laces, and outside of both feet. In other words, I was six times better than today's players.