Hector Bellerin Quotes

I've played as a striker all my life. To play on the right or the left is always difficult.

When I was in Germany I never played like this, so defensive - almost a left-back, but that is good for me because defensive work was something I missed in Germany.

When I arrived at Benfica I'd been playing like a No. 10 in the team, but the first thing the coach did was tell me: 'You are going to be a defensive midfielder here.'

Eventually, I think I'll probably end up at centre-half. By the time I get to 28 or 29, I imagine I'll be a defender.

To go from working with a group of people in a sketch-comedy show on a small network, where it was all about just creating funny stuff, to being on a network show, and the pressures of that, and getting to know the new people who were involved in it. There was a learning curve for me. But it was an education.

With Arsenal, I've been playing out wide, which is not me.

I used to like playing No. 10 when I was younger, so I enjoy that role. But as I developed, I had to stay on the wing.

I wouldn't undervalue my year under Pep Guardiola because I think I made a big step forward in that year.

The Swedish team plays very differently from Arsenal. There is more freedom with Arsenal and they play a passing game.

I thought I could go into Cardiff, but different clubs have different cultures, different playing styles and philosophies. I'm more suited to the other jobs I've had.

As a rookie, I had changed positions. In college, I was a quarterback, and I had never played other positions.

When I broke into the Everton side under Roberto Martinez, I was playing in the No. 10 role, and I had never played there before, so I was getting used to that role as a first-team player.

It's true, when I was at Barcelona I played as a winger.

Once I reached about 14 or 15, I started to steady myself and get into a midfield role and carried that on until I was 17. Then I dropped into right-back, and I have played there ever since.

When I was at Doncaster Rovers Belles, I used to play up front or as a number 10, but when I joined Chelsea in 2015, I was more a midfielder, and over the last few years, I've moved into the back four.

I didn't get a training camp in Chicago. I was behind a lot in the plays, in the team's chemistry. Everything in the organization was going in a different direction.

Modern football is increasingly dominated by the coaches - their narcissism to put themselves above the team and their players.

We take more risks at United than the majority of teams but the manager wants us to play.

For a player it's an amazing experience to be at Real Madrid. I matured a lot there, principally as a person.

Any new coach takes about six months to adjust to the system, and players also need time to understand his methods.

I played behind the main striker at Dortmund, but I usually play on the left with Japan.

You never know about team speed until you get out there. You don't know who is a slow learner. A kid may not be very bright or he may be real bright but he doesn't know football. You've got to find out all those nuances and how they learn.

In my time at Milan, the club played with a 4-3-1-2 formation, and I was the player behind the two strikers. At Real, I play behind three. There is a greater defensive obligation, but I try to work around the area.

There are teams in England who play the football I like, keeping the ball on the ground, playing a quick game with one-twos, pressing their opponents high up the pitch. If one of these clubs were interested in me, I'd adapt to them well, and they could adapt to my way of playing, which isn't so common.

But you grow more knowledgeable during the time you play in the Premier League. Every new manager, new chapter, has been a learning curve.