David de Gea Quotes

The game in Spain is more about technique and about getting more touches on the ball. That's why I like it so much.

The way Guardiola plays suits me. It enables me to get into space in attacking positions.

Throughout their career, the likes of Xavi and Andres Iniesta have all been taught to a play a certain way. English players have been taught a different way, just like Brazil have been taught a different way.

I think we've got a lot players in the squad who are more suited to European football at the moment.

At Tottenham, I'm asked to take a lot of risks to keep maximum possession of the ball and build from the back.

I like teams to control and dominate the ball so the players are hungry for the ball.

I like to be in contact with the ball, have possession, to play.

The little bit of my Brazilian side in Azzurri is perhaps to play more with the ball on the ground and have the tranquility to hold the ball. The idea is to have more control of the game.

Guardiola and I have the same idea of football.

The Swedish team plays very differently from Arsenal. There is more freedom with Arsenal and they play a passing game.

Guardiola has a way of playing; he has a system, and he sticks to that.

I don't have any secrets. I know my style of football and sometimes it's pretty simple.

The Spanish league is my favourite. The attacking mentality suits my style.

When you have a lot of ball possession, you have a lot of ball possession to create chances, not to play the ball around and not score.

With Bayern, we want a lot of ball possession and to control the play, so I operate sometimes like the 11th outfield player. Thus I am included a lot into the build-up play and have a lot of touches of the ball.

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

My style suits Barcelona's style of play.

Pochettino likes to play from the back, with the buildup, have the ball.

The important thing for me is we want to keep the ball, we want to have the ball because we are Arsenal football club.

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

Everybody in Ajax plays 4-3-3, from seven years old, so they get used to the system. It's all about being a total player.

I think my history as a coach shows I like players who are gifted technically and have courage when it comes to being in possession of a football. That is a key quality for me.

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

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

In Spain, you get seven clear chances a game to receive the ball and shoot. In Italy, you get very few clear balls, and you have to fight everyone to score; that makes you improve and develop.