Alisson Quotes

When I am on the pitch, I play on intuition, but I think a lot about the game as well.

I think I'm quite a clever player and that I realise there are times when I can be offensive but others when I must be more compact and work for the team, because that is what matters.

When you're a kid you just think about where you are going to be to put yourself in a position for the next scoring chance. But as you develop, you start to do things that may not catch the eye of the normal football watcher, the dropping back, the closing down.

I like to control the ball and analyse the game.

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.

The way children are taught football doesn't encourage skill; the focus is on other areas.

To have a high basketball IQ, I think you have to be unselfish, but also selfish at the same time. To be able to say, okay, I know this is going to work, so let's do it.

As a youngster as I was a centre-half, I liked being on the ball and coming out from the back. I took chances so I got put in midfield and then I was playing all over the pitch so adjusted wherever I needed to play.

Before I came to Barcelona, I only thought about one facet of the game: destroying. My qualities were completely defensive, and I wouldn't take responsibility for organising my team's game, our attacks.

When we lose the ball, I don't want to win it back directly. I act smarter now, have better anticipation, and also start earlier when somebody tries to lob the ball over me.

I know I can shoot when I want. I know I'm going to have the ball. It's about seeing what the team needs at that time.

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.

Playing me in different positions helped me to get in the head of the others players: to know what they're thinking, where and how they are going to move.

Guardiola likes footballers who can pass the ball, who have eyes for the best position and the right runs.

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'm always looking to know what I'm going to do before I receive the ball in order to make my team play better.

I let the game come to me. I just try to read plays. I don't like taking bad shots. I want the best shot for the team.

Having the ball in my hand all the time and making plays, it was bound to come to a point where I knew where to get the ball to, who and when to give the ball to somebody. Just making the right decisions when I have it.

English footballers are honest - they will run for 90-odd minutes - but that is not always what you need. Sometimes you need to rein back a bit and try and control the game with your passing.

It is up to me to adapt and to continue to surprise with my positioning, the timing of my runs, the trajectories, when I call for the ball.

Obviously everyone wants to play a certain way but when you get into certain moments you need someone to hold it up or if you are losing a game, go long.

I can talk with my team-mates, understand them and it's better for understanding the coaching staff and the game itself. If someone's making a run and they shout for the ball, I know now.

I need to play smarter and protect the football.

I stay in the middle and my team-mates can go to attack.

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