Words matter. These are the best Fernandinho Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
In football, contact is normal, especially in England.
For me, in football, everything is possible, and every game is a battle.
Champions League matches are not always played on good pitches.
City have been working throughout the years to mount competitive teams and pursue titles.
Pep has made me understand the game more: not just how I play but also how the team has to play, because I am just a component.
My first aim is to play well for my club, Manchester City. If I do, I am sure that will come to the attention of the national manager.
I’ve played a few times in stadiums where the fans have been banned, and it’s just not the same.
Pellegrini is always calm; if you have problems, he will try to resolve it.
I like every competition I can play.
We know the FA Cup is important for the team and fans.
In my country, we say that football is like a huge plate of food. Well, I want to eat everything because I want to win every trophy I can for City.
I believe my chances of making the World Cup squad will improve if I join City. My exposure would be better because Brazil is biased towards the Ukrainian league.
In Ukraine as well as in Brazil, Manchester City is now considered one of the best teams in the world, and after I signed, people back home in Brazil congratulated me for signing for one of the top teams in the world.
The first time was in Brazil, and the second time was when I was playing for Shakhtar against Inter in Milan. Fans were banned from the stadium on both occasions, and it is different. You have to keep your concentration on the pitch and try to win the game.
Manaus has got nothing in relation to Brazilian football history.
Every player in every team speaks to each other in order to improve the quality on the pitch – that communication is necessary.
There are a lot of people in England with good football knowledge.
We all know the Premier League is so tough and many, many things can happen – right until the last game of the season.
Sometimes people mistake some things regarding that, thinking just one player would make up for the needs of an entire club.
I was so happy to finish my first season in England with two trophies.
The Selecao is always treated as favourites, so we’re aware of our responsibility, and the goal is always to enter every competition to win, and the World Cup is no different.
Of course, when you lose any game, the feeling is so bad. But you have to be professional and have to be clever and overcome this situation and try to work on that and try to fix the problem and solve for the next game.
One of the positive things about Pep is that he is so close with his staff – they support him in every situation, and we, as players, have huge contact with them.
It’s always difficult when you have had a game in midweek to get to a final.
The City project is much more than about signing a single player with a strong name, that would eventually cost a lot more.
Occasionally, when I come off during a game, I get a little bit angry. But it’s only because I want to play in every game and every minute to help my team-mates.
I’ve always dreamed of playing in the World Cup and wearing the Selecao jersey, but I knew how difficult that was, what with me playing in Ukraine for Shakhtar.
The Premier League is considered the best league in the world.
I moved cities when I was 17, and I moved countries when I was 20. Every time, I put football at the forefront and, if you do that, you don’t have such a hard time settling in.
As a human, as a professional player, you have to improve every day, every training session, every game.
When you win a title, you gain confidence, and the supporters love you because they want to win things as well.
In my country, they used to call players who play in my position a defensive midfielder, but it is not defensive.
It is always good when you play away because the fans support their team, and it gives you more motivation to play well.
I was in Donetsk for eight years. I was happy there. I won six titles. I knew everyone, and I was a big part of the club.
After I signed for Man City, the people back home in Brazil congratulated me for signing for one of the top teams.
The Premier League is always like that – you never know what can happen! Even at the top of the table and bottom of the table.
For me, it is the trophies that are important, not the goals.
We all know the Premier League is a competitive league and that every game is competitive.
Whoever wants to be champions has to be able to attack and defend.
I am a nice guy.
If you want to win the Premier League, you have to win away as well.
The English league itself is very strong physically, very demanding.
No matter how great a squad is, a competition like the Champions League is not easily won.
It is impossible to do it for the whole game, but when you have the ball for most of the game and have players like Samir Nasri, David Silva, Yaya Toure, and Raheem Sterling, they keep the ball so well.
Shakhtar specifically are proud when traditional clubs from Europe come knocking, and I knew it would be quite hard to convince them to let me join City. Listen, I am absolutely thankful for the opportunity they gave me, but I also think I worked my socks off for that club, and it was time to look after my career.
Some of my friends wanted to do different things, but all I ever wanted to do was play outside with a ball.
I like to hear BBC Manchester about the news and to learn English and the Manchester accent.
The first season in a new country like England is very difficult.
When you play on bad surfaces, you have to show your character and keep your concentration for the whole 90 minutes.
I personally like Kolarov. He is one of the funniest players I have played with. Every day, he has something new, and he is a funny guy!
