Filipe Luis Quotes

Lionel Messi is a wonderful player. Very skillful. Highly intelligent. He is not good in the air.

One of my friends, Bruno Andrade, was so quick, he just used to knock the ball past whoever he was playing against, and I thought, 'Why can't I do that?' Until then, I would try to dribble and maybe try a stepover, but Andre would just knock it then - beep, beep - and he was so fast, he would get there first.

Carrying the ball is one of the strongest points in my game and I like to be a danger on the pitch.

In Germany, my focus was mainly on dribbling.

It is very important to be able to play with your feet, and deal with one-on-ones.

I spent hours from 11 until 16 with Tottenham in the gym playing the ball against the wall. We played against the wall for an hour before we would have a match. Left foot. Right foot. In the square. In the circle. Above the line, below it. Chest control. Thigh control. Volley sideways.

I love Mbappe. He is so quick, carries the ball so fast, and can run the length of the pitch.

I'm a naturally gifted left-footed footballer.

Look at the best dribblers in the world, Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta, and the ball seems to stick to their foot, so I can work on that when I am dribbling.

It is very hard to find a good defender who is strong and good with the ball. Very hard.

I can keep the ball and pass it, and I've always felt comfortable with the ball at my feet.

The players who tend to make the difference are often great dribblers. Some are very fast; others have a repertoire of moves and feints. These players need to have great technique in order to be good dribblers. But I'm not a good dribbler.

I'm two-footed. I prefer to dribble with the left and shoot with the right.

Sterling is a player that did very well at Liverpool. He is very fast, too, and he is able to create good chances and is always ready to attack and help the team with his speed.

Sadio Mane is a world-class player. He is almost perfect. He moves very fast, controls the ball well and is very intelligent in his movements.

Let me tell you what it is like playing against Messi. You are up against a footballer who can take the ball either side of you, and you have no idea which side that might be from any hint about his body-shape.

When Messi gets the chance to go one against one, he is very difficult to stop on his own.

Maybe I'm quicker. I can take the ball earlier than a big guy.

A lot of the moves I make originate from futsal. It's played in a very small space, and the ball control is different in futsal. And to this day my ball control is pretty similar to a futsal player's control.

If you're playing for five hours you don't want to score goals all the time and I loved dribbling. I could score a goal, but I preferred to dribble.

Ronaldo is different from Messi. He is very impressive down the wings.

When I'm on the field, the trick I like to do most are stepovers. For me, it's a simple, beautiful dribble that also has a point.

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

I see children now, and many things surprise me: they ask me about my boots and why I don't dye my hair. I wonder, 'Why don't you talk to me about how to cross the ball, control it, the position of the body when I strike the ball?'

I can win the ball. I can clear the ball.