Ronaldo Quotes

I think Sassuolo are a serious club who play great football, keeping the ball, and are almost Spanish in style.

Scottish football doesn't suit me perfectly, how I want to play football.

Italian football is just how I imagined it to be - far more tactical than the Spanish game which is based on technique.

The Bernabeu faithful doesn't want a similar style to Barca. They want a more direct style of football.

I have always said that the BVB style is exactly how I want to play football.

Someone said that my coaching is a combination of Milan's defensive discipline and the Dutch propensity for attacking football, and I think that is a fair description.

The football in Spain is more about skill and technique. Every team tries to play good football. The physical side, with plenty of running and hard tackling, plays more of a role in the Bundesliga.

English football is different: always on the attack. Although one thing is clear. The best football is the Italian.

Manchester United are always a team that try to play football, try to play football from the back.

I don't think City play a Brazilian style - it is more Spanish the way we play here.

When you play in the Premier League, say you're playing against a lower-end team, they set up to defend all the time, they set up to block you off. But when you play in the Champions League, all the other teams are used to winning every week, so it's more of an open game, it's more attacking, end-to-end.

I am a believer in passing the ball on the ground, I was lucky to be part of teams like that at Arsenal, with the French national team and with Monaco and at Barcelona. I know you can win in other ways, but I believe that is the way football should be played.

European teams have always shied away from South American football. They struggle to get to grips with it. The South American game is more technical and about keeping possession, while European football is more dynamic, physical and direct.

Barcelona have a unique approach to the game based on specific types of footballers playing together as one.

It's in the DNA of River fans to prefer attractive and technical football with plenty of possession. I noticed that quickly, and I was made aware just how important that was to River fans, and so I tried to adapt with my characteristics and ability.

As full-backs, we like to get high and wide. It's the style of football that I enjoy playing.

Liverpool are known for this 'rock and roll' football. I think I've adapted well to this even if, as a player, I like to hold onto the ball longer.

Football in England is much more direct that in Spain - not just in terms of tactics or style but in the overall approach.

In Italy, you get three or four goals, you go slow, you stop.

In England and Germany, perhaps, there is more of a focus on the physical side of the game, in breaking down the opposition's play, especially against the lower placed sides.

I love Sarri's philosophy. We play high, with a lot of possession in a technical way.

Guardiola and I have the same idea of football.

Maybe other managers would see their team score one goal and then prefer to go back and counter-attack, then try to score the second goal. A lot of those managers are the best managers at the moment, but for me, it's very important to continue the way I play.

Cruyff defined a philosophy and a style of how we had to play: positional play, type of players, the profile of the coaches, even.

Italy do not only defend; they can attack, too. They have attacking qualities, and they create chances.