Xabi Alonso Quotes

That is probably the biggest issue about the English game. You need to be a great player and great at striking the ball, of course, but it's also about your head and being able to understand the game, especially for a midfielder.
That's one thing that I've always wanted: to make my own decisions and not to be pushed. That has happened in my career, and I wanted to leave football, not football to leave me. I wanted to enjoy it as much as I could and to leave it a little bit earlier than too late.
The Bundesliga is much quicker; it's more physical than the Liga, which is more technical.
The grass, the sound of the ball, the jokes with my teammates - that's what I will miss most. That is what fulfills you most on a daily basis.
The midfielders are important: they have to offer themselves to receive the ball and make good use of it, take choices, try not to lose the ball and defend. But I don't feel like a leader at all.
The only thing I regret is not winning the Premier League with Liverpool. I'll never know how that feels and experience the reaction of the city, as I did after Istanbul. It hurts because I know the people want the league title more than anything.
There are not many better clubs to play football for than Liverpool.
There have been many games where Xavi and I have played together, and I think we work well.
There were many good reasons to move to Bayern, and Pep Guardiola was definitely one of them.
They value different things in every country. In England, it's very physical. You tackle, you shoot. I love watching it. In Spain, it's different. Pass the ball, move, find the space.
To be fighting at European level, you need players who know how to play in the big games.
When I was a Real Sociedad player, we lost on every occasion we visited Camp Nou. Maybe that is normal for a small team, but with Liverpool and Real Madrid, you expect more.
When the results are good, everything seems prettier; when things go bad, it seems like all conflicts, personal disputes, and problems arise.
While I was at Madrid, for me, Cristiano was the best.
With Senna, I am not incompatible; I am not incompatible with anyone.
Writing is not easy, but having an opinion is!
Writing is not my thing; playing football is my thing.
You always want to feel important at wherever you are at.
You have to know your role and accept it, because that's what is best for the team.
You need to have the same ideas to work as a team, to have a good team spirit. And you don't get there in a day or even a month. It takes some time to get there.
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Xabi Alonso
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