Top 55 Gerard Deulofeu Quotes

Cristiano has a lot to his game – he is good in the air, his shooting is perfect, his left foot perfect, and he is more of a striker than a winger now, a No. 9.

I need to play a lot of games and feel important to a team.

When I came to Barcelona, I knew – I knew Neymar, Messi, and Suarez were in the team.

United are at a good level, but they are not on the same level as Barca.

If we in Spain had fans like in England, it would be the best League without doubt. And the live football, in the stadiums, the people live for it.

I am very happy at Milan: the coach and his staff have given me a lot of confidence, and I’m also happy with the relationship with my team-mates.

In football, I have learned to forget the past, think about the present, and the future will come as it may – thinking about it would be a mistake.

When Pep was at Barcelona, I was so young, 16 or 17 years old. I went to training a lot, and Pep Guardiola told me a lot of things, but I didn’t stay in the first team. He is an amazing coach, and if he comes to the Premier League, I think he will win a lot of titles.

The atmosphere of football in England is intense. There’s so much passion.

It is nice to hear things said about you, but if I was to stay at Milan, then I’d be happy. It is a great club.

Obviously, training at Barcelona is a fantastic experience. You train alongside players like Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta, who are clearly some of the best players in the world.

Everyone knows that Milan is a historic team: they’ve won seven Champions Leagues; they’ve had a lot of strong players and a lot of Ballons d’Or.

I’m an attacking player, and I can play wide.

I’ve come to Milan because I think I can play; otherwise, I wouldn’t have come here. I’m pleased they were interested in me.

England’s very different. I was at Barcelona for 10 years, and it’s another world.

Milan are the most glorious Italian club.

I think La Masia is the most important academy in the world. The coaches and the whole club helps you for your future.

I’m happy here at Everton. When I decided to come here, I came thinking only in my club, which is Everton, and nothing else. What has to happen next will happen next. I feel comfortable here. I do not know whether my game is more suited to the Premier league or La Liga, but I am very well here.

I’m confident in Watford.

I feel that I can be a regular at Watford.

Playing with Romelu Lukaku is easy for me.

Always, you have these objectives when you are young. You think you can be the best, and that’s what I have to be because, if not, I’m not playing football.

Guardiola was a very special coach for me, the first when I was at Barcelona. He is a great coach, a lovely person, and I have very good memories of that time, but I would have liked to have had a full year with him.

I’m 23, and I have played in the Premier League, in La Liga and in Italy.

I have a natural connection with Romelu. We stay most days after training and meet up to practice my crosses and him getting on the end of them. He is a top player, and he takes up the best positions for an old-fashioned winger like myself.

I want to win trophies and contribute as much as I can.

At the end of the day, it’s me who has to earn the right to play more.

If you play good, then you stay in the newspaper all the time.

Sometimes, the players who are not spoken about a lot, they grow and get better – with silence.

Not every young player is going to succeed at Barca.

I need to be a first-team player.

I really like live football. I like the English style, which is very straightforward.

In the day-to-day, one only thinks about his club in training and trying to be in the starting line-up.

I learned personally and in football. Until you’re away, and you have no family, the food, the weather, you don’t know what you have, and you learn to value things.

I do not want to live more from the past. I have my present and a great future that is on the other side.

I want to have my career, not sit on the bench. I want to work hard, to push myself. I want to play.

I would really like to be at Barca because it is the best team in the world. I would like to be in the first team, but also, I know it is very complicated, as there are very good players.

When family and friends go to Everton, they tell me that there’s a moment when I get the ball, and fans get to their feet in anticipation. There’s so much at stake that people live under permanent pressure.

When you stay with Barcelona and are only 15 or 16, the people show you a lot of time, and you are in the newspaper every day. This sometimes is good, but sometimes this is bad.

In football, you cannot only play because of your quality and talent. Defence is a must.

I’m not someone who moans.

I am trying to improve the defensive side of my game and become an all-round wide-player, but my USP is that I am an attacking winger that takes players on, commits opponents, and excites fans. I think we are an increasingly rare breed.

It’s clear that I will not be returning to Barca.

I love the Premier League. I’ve been here on loan and feel comfortable.

Barcelona, of course, it is part of me.

I like a little pressure. That’s how football goes.

I want to play more minutes. I’m a player who doesn’t want to stay on the bench or not in the squad.

I am happy at Everton, but the only team I want to play for is Barcelona.

Like all players, I do not like being a substitute.

I would like to do what Cristiano has done: start wide and go into the middle as a No. 10 or 9.

I’ve never had an idol, but I watched Ronaldinho and then players like Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi. They are so good, it’s impossible not to notice them.

There are not too many coaches who trust in young guys.

You have to believe in your dreams every day, work hard in training, and – above all – listen to the advice of the manager and your parents.

I follow the Premier League quite a lot. It’s one of the best leagues in the world.

There is a specific mentality that is put into the young players at Barcelona, and from nine or 10 years old, you have to make good seasons because, if not, you are out.