James Rodriguez Quotes

In Serie A if you have an exceptional physique and you train very well you can destroy any opposing defense.

I have played the World Cup qualifiers on the left wing, and that position suits me fine.

I couldn't sign for Barca, as I can't play football the way Xavi wants.

Andre Villas-Boas wasn't the ideal coach for me. He bought Gylfi Sigurdsson and then told me he would be his new No.10.

Pogba was our Usain Bolt - he allowed us to play in a certain way.

Playing for Chelsea I have to be more ruthless than in the German team, where I have managed to earn myself a different status over the years.

Everyone has a different view on football, but I didn't have a fear that I wouldn't be good enough in England.

I'd have signed for Real in a heartbeat. They're a club with more glamour than Milan; more prospects, more appeal, more everything. They strike fear in their opponents, whoever they happen to be.

Before I go up against the best forwards in the world - Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar - I study their strengths and weaknesses like an obsession, and then I plan how I am going to attack. My goal is to show the world that Dani Alves is on the same level.

I prefer playing in a 4-3-3.

I have enough confidence at the moment to say that I have the potential to play at the same level as Arjen Robben or Franck Ribery.

I'm happy to play as a centre forward or a second striker, like in the national team with Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani.

My dream was to play for France. It's been my dream since childhood.

Playing for England is always the main priority.

Pep Guardiola saw me as a central player in his system, which my style of play fit into perfectly.

Ever since I was kid, I dreamed of playing for England.

I've played for a great club in Corinthians and been successful. I moved to Shakhtar and that turned into a great move too.

To be in the England squad, you have got to be playing well and your standards have got to be up there.

I had the good luck to have the experience of training with fantastic football players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Ozil, Modric, and I also played for Real Madrid B. That was a fantastic experience because it was my first international experience as a football player and taught me a lot as a football player.

I never enjoyed being taken off as a striker.

I played against Ashley Cole all the time in training. For me, he is the best left-back in the world. He was the hardest opponent and I had him every day in training.

If you score goals in Italy you can score goals all over the world, no problem.

The most important thing is to help the team to come in front of the goal with one-two passes, I drop down, or I give them space, because for defenders, it's always difficult to have a false nine because they don't have a direct player against them, so they don't know exactly what to do.

It's important for a striker to play in a position which is natural for him.

I'm not saying there's no pressure at Evergrande, there's pressure at Evergrande all the time. But I am myself and, no matter if I'm playing for Real Madrid or at the World Cup, I've never felt pressure.