I have been a Barca fan since I was a child and followed them since they had Romario, Rivaldo and Ronaldo.
I'm English. I've never said the opposite. I'm 100 per cent English. In Portugal it happens that a lot of Brazilians play for Portugal and they're not Portuguese.
I look up to many great players - principally attackers. The two Ronaldos, Romario and Rivaldo all play well.
When there is a Brazilian who is lighting things up, he is at Real Madrid before you know it!
Barcelona are a great club, and Brazilians have always done well there.
When a Brazilian player comes to England and is successful, he ends up opening doors to other players.
Usually, a Brazilian doesn't like to work hard in training, doesn't like to stay focused. I trained a lot of Brazilian players. I had a problem with Ronaldo at Milan. It was not easy to get him fit! Ronaldo was 100kg but was the quickest in the 10 metre test!
It's difficult as a player once you have gone back to Brazil to get that second chance in Europe. Sometimes you only get one chance.
Barcelona has always had issues with Brazilian players: Neymar, Romario, Ronaldinho, and me. We were all treated badly by the club in the end, despite all our contributions and dedication.
