Fernandinho Quotes

My life changed incredibly when I moved from Holland to England.

Moving to a new country is always difficult, but the fact my dad and my sister came to live with me was a huge help. That made things easier.

We moved to Australia for two years though and that was a little bit tough trying to fit in.

The first few months in a new country are always really hard.

Leaving home early is always complicated. But when I arrived in Germany, I encountered an incredible structure built by the company that takes care of my career. They did not leave me wanting for anything. The most complicated thing was really the language. Otherwise, everything was taken care of.

My adaptation on the pitch has gone in parallel with my adaptation to London.

It wasn't easy for me to find my feet when I first arrived in Europe.

I came from a traditional family, and it was an exciting but challenging transition to move to America and live on my own. The world around me was suddenly so different.

About age ten, we moved from the place where I was born, moved overseas.

When Niki and I moved to Paris, there was also the challenge of Paris, an extremely daunting city.

With my mother, I moved from one household to another before settling in the eastern part of Finland, in the city of Kuopio.

I did take a huge leap moving countries. People have no idea how huge it is to relocate overseas. Finding your new life alone is enormous, and then starting a new career in Hollywood is so big.

It's not a lighthearted decision to change your language, your country, your citizenship, and come to a world where you don't know anybody, to leave a place where you've had opportunities to build friendships from childhood. That's quite a big decision to make.

It's been a bit of a struggle getting used to life in the States, adapting to a new lifestyle.

Individually, I think things have been very, very good for me in my first season in England.

It is not always easy to change country.

With Lille, we could have gone to the South of France, and people wouldn't have recognised us. But at Chelsea, the players are at another level. Everything has changed - the language, the country - but it is up to me to adapt.

You have got to get to know people, and moving down to Liverpool from the North East was a huge change for me. But, at the same time, you have just got to get on with it, and that is part and parcel of being a footballer.

I certainly don't miss Italy, as I am happy in Canada and have no intention of returning.

The first season in a new country like England is very difficult.

Of course, in the beginning it's always difficult. It's a new country, new teammates, so you need to find the relationship with all the players. Obviously it takes time.

The Manchester move was OK. I was still in England and I knew I could go back home.

It's difficult to adapt to Barcelona.

My first year in Munich was definitely not easy.

You never know for sure whether a player will adapt to a new country until he gets there.