Roberto Firmino Quotes

Deco is a very skillful player. He thinks very fast on the pitch.

One that I like and I think could play here is Coutinho. He has the style of Barcelona.

I've been playing semi-professional football since I was 14, really.

Everyone knows where I play, as a defensive midfielder, more or less the same, so in the last six or seven years I play in that position and there is nothing new for me.

Usually, the most intelligent player is a midfielder.

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

I've always been a centre-half, to be honest.

Growing up I've been playing as an attacking midfielder, more central in the midfield. I wouldn't say if I'm most comfortable there but that's where I grew up playing.

I'd say my main quality is keeping the ball and my passing.

I like playing deeper, but I'm not Casemiro.

My favourite position is as midfielder, playing with Xabi and Khedira.

Cristiano Ronaldo is big and strong, but Messi's technique is pure class.

I used to focus a lot in Ozil. He has a lot of quality and a very elegant style of play.

I know from playing against Mata that he's a great player.

I am a central midfielder, and that's where I like to be.

Obviously, I don't have any real speed to work with so I have to use other things. The modern game is very speed based so as soon as managers see that you haven't got that pace it can be tough.

I'm not really a defensive midfielder.

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

The press often ask me about Messi and Ronaldo and who is the best, but one thing for me is very clear. For me, the No. 1 is Andres Iniesta, because he is my team-mate for Spain, and I can see that he is able to do even more difficult things on the pitch.

I can play at full back on either side, but I prefer the central defensive position.

I really admire Zinedine Zidane and Frank Lampard. They are really skilful, and I like the way they shoot from distance.

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.

It was always a dream of mine to play in the Premier League.

Of course, for the national team it is good to have Mesut Ozil in good form.

I'm not a Maradona, and it's not my intention to become one.