Gerard Pique Quotes

Football is not about suffering. It's about enjoyment. Control the ball, be friendly with it, try to attack, try to score goals. Of course defending is part of it, but you can defend in a lot of ways.

You have to win on the ball.

I try to get early contact and keep it on the ground. I like to keep the ball down as much as I can.

If I don't get the service or if I don't the ball in the box, where I want it, I start drifting into midfield. I go and look for the ball. I try to be important for the team in other areas.

When you get into the game you've got be thinking, when I get into the attacking third I'm gonna be freakin' creative.

I always dribble for a reason, and I always head for the goal.

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

I like to control the ball and analyse the game.

In England, you might have a possession game of six v. six, and it's like headless chickens: people running around everywhere just trying to keep the ball and be strong in tackles. But in Spain, you always stay in your position. You're still in your shape for every drill.

I have to play with discipline in midfield.

If you have a good midfield, you have a good team.

I have to open the game from my position. It's really important to play with the ball.

It is possible to stop Messi. Teams do it when he plays for Argentina. But the Barcelona Messi is different.

I'd say I was an attacking midfielder, and if you are going to be one of the best, you have to score goals and create them.

Real Madrid, they are the best counter-attacking team in the world.

I try to have an impact on every game, whether it's by making runs or using quick moves to try to get by defenders or making a nice pass to help my team.

The midfield is the heartbeat of a football team, it's the centre of the action, so you can't just do one thing.

Considering Messi's quality and everything he represents, I don't think I've seen him playing with a guy following him around the pitch the entire time with the sole purpose of not letting him play.

I like it when I am in the middle; I am closer to the ball. The manager wants me to pass, to make assists, create chances, and I do more because I think the position is more central, and I don't ask all the time for the ball at my feet.

I like to watch the great players, the ones who are technically good and understand the game. I try to see how they move.

I like to get the ball on the ground, make good plays and move the ball around the pitch quickly at a good tempo.

With Andy Cole up front they can score at any time. We'll be watching him very closely.

Football's not just about scoring goals - it's about winning.

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.

English football is so physical and fast that when you see a space, you have to go into it with all your speed.