Jorginho Quotes

When you get into the game you've got be thinking, when I get into the attacking third I'm gonna be freakin' creative.

When I go into games as a forward, my job is really clear, and I just have to execute. But as a midfielder, you get to sort of enjoy the game more, and you get to feel the game and dictate the play.

Normally, I play in midfield where I'm challenging the players and trying to take the ball.

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.

Football is not about suffering. It's about enjoyment. Control the ball, be friendly with it, try to attack, try to score goals. Of course defending is part of it, but you can defend in a lot of ways.

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.

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

If you have a good midfield, you have a good team.

I have to open the game from my position. It's really important to play with the ball.

For me, good football is not about how many skills you show or how many players you beat. It's about making the right decision every time you have the ball.

Circulation of the ball is important, but it's only useful if you can give it to someone who can make the difference.

The midfield is the heartbeat of a football team, it's the centre of the action, so you can't just do one thing.

As a player, you are more concerned with the moments when you have possession of the ball or are about to receive the ball. You are watching your team-mates and trying to decide what the possibilities are.

Everyone wants to score goals - that's the point of football - but you have to look at the whole situation in detail.

English football is so physical and fast that when you see a space, you have to go into it with all your speed.

You have to take care of the ball to win football games.

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

Normally, midfielders only pass the ball, but I dribble as well.

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.

If I have the ball in my hands, I'll make a play. If don't, I'll try to get in position to make a play. I think that's what it comes down to.

Sometimes when you play on the wing it gets a bit isolated and you can't help as much. But if you play a bit more central I can get the ball a lot more and help a lot more.

I like playing just outside of my own penalty box, the player who receives the ball and organises the game.

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.

I like to play wide, but as a youth, I played more in the middle as a 10.

If you want to play dominant football, you need to get the ball, think fast, and play quick combinations in small spaces.