Spanish National Team Quotes

I think Barcelona and the Spanish national team have been good for soccer because there are a lot of teams that come up playing from the back: with the goalie, the defense, moving up a defender to midfield, playing attacking soccer. I think fans want to see that. They want to see beautiful soccer, a spectacle, and Barcelona does that.

I've been lucky enough to play for the Spanish national team and Barcelona, two sides who've shown that you can play good, attractive possession football and win major titles.

I would love to have played with David Silva.

Spain are a fantastic team and fantastic squad of players.

Xabi Alonso is a very, very intelligent and experienced player with an enormous personality.

To be playing against people like Xavi and Iniesta is brilliant.

It's unbelievable. I changed the way Barcelona played. Now, Spain have had to change.

I know Spain football very well, because I've always been interested in it, even after I left Spain.

I had a lot of idols like Fernando Torres, Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher, and Xabi Alonso - all of them. I really looked up to them.

Negredo is an exceptional player.

When you talk about Puyol, you speak of a myth of football.

Diego Costa is Diego Costa. He scores goals. He is an animated character and he is a big personality.

I love watching Santi Cazorla.

Iniesta is easily Spain's most complete player. He has everything.

Spain have got a big influence from Real Madrid and Barcelona, and when you watch Spain play, it's almost like watching Barcelona or Real Madrid at times.

Spain always go into a tournament with the idea of performing the best we can.

I am a follower of the Spain team. I think I did things correct, with the greatest honesty, always under the premise that I would say yes to Real Madrid.

One hundred per cent, to play for Spain is my dream.

If you come from Spain, you have to play football.

Spain started to generate a very good playing style from Pep Guardiola's arrival at Barcelona.