Jorginho Quotes

At Liverpool, I studied Steven Gerrard all the time and improved my game that way. Here, I absorb all I can from Iniesta and Messi.

Suarez and Neymar play the way they play because of him. They are great players but they are made greater by Messi.

Whenever we are en route to a game on the bus I am always watching the goals of Ronaldo, Adriano, and Neymar to get some inspiration. Then, when I am on the pitch, I try to replicate what they do.

I play with some talented players like Cesc Fabregas, Nemanja Matic and Nathaniel Chalobah. They have different styles and I can learn from everyone.

You can see the players are world-class just by the way they pass the ball. Ozil, Sanchez, and Cazorla, for example, are huge personalities. Even though the club maybe spent more money on me, I can still learn a lot from them in any respect.

I think Messi is an absolute giant in the game. Not so much because of his dribbles and actions. That's why most people rate him. But I think, differently from others, that he is phenomenal in his teamplay and combination play.

Those years in Denmark changed my game and how I played football.

I'm a versatile player, I'm a technical player, and I play with my head, but I can progress further.

Playing lovely football and making wonderful saves is not a challenge.

Iniesta teaches you something in every match.

The player I look up to is Rio Ferdinand. I have always played at the back, and I've always tried to base my game on his.

John Terry has developed my game for sure.

My biggest hero was Roman Gabriel, who was the QB of the Rams, and Roger Staubach. Those were the two guys I tired to emulate when I was little.

I also wanted to play with Peyton Manning because I thought he could teach me a lot, and he did.

Zidane is a Real Madrid legend. He teaches us things in every training session - even just by playing with us.

Since I was a child, I watched tapes of Baggio, Zico, and Maradona, and then I tried to replicate them just playing on my own against the wall. Certainly it's talent, but you have to cultivate that talent.

There are many talented midfielders but not the kind of playmaker I am.

Tactically, technically, physically, mentally he was the best. A lot of things that I learnt was from Pele's sticker albums: how to head, how to shoot the ball. It was like a step-by-step guide. I learnt from Pele as a kid.

Manager Kit Symons sees our players daily. As a top-flight player not that long ago, Kit knows and feels the game.

I'd like to teach my players how to play and not just run plays.

When I play, I like to use my pace and to link up with my team-mates.

As kids we'd be forever shooting at dad and I started as a striker, but I eventually became a pivote, the position I like most and best suits my characteristics.

I first learnt to play football as a striker and it was only when I joined City that I learnt how to become a midfielder thanks to the help I received from the staff at the Academy.

Ronaldinho and David Beckham, they took free kicks and took them very well, so there are some players I always try to follow and to learn important things from so that I am able to score goals.

All that I can say is that, from my point of view, our manager Arsene Wenger is an unbelievable man off the pitch and as a manager.