Top 55 Pedro Quotes

Maurizio is very clear with his ideas and that’s good for me because I run, press high and recover the ball.

It’s always complicated to play for Barca. Each year I have had to fight for a spot.

The atmosphere in the Premier League is fantastic, the stadiums are always full and it’s an attractive league for spectators.

I don’t train to be on the bench.

Jorginho is a very good player, clever, fast.

Conte is a coach that works a lot from a tactical level and demands a lot from his players.

My opinion of Mourinho changed when he became my coach. He was always clear and correct to me.

It would have been easy to stay at Barca, appear in the team photo, keep winning titles and earning money. I had a good life, but I felt I should leave. My life was comfortable off the pitch, but I wanted to keep playing.

Cesc is a great player, one of the best midfielders and he creates chances. For a forward, he is a great player to have.

Barcelona is the best club in the world, there’s no other place like this.

I have shared so many great times with some great players.

At the start it felt strange to wear the Chelsea shirt, because I had never imagined I would leave Barca.

I think Barcelona didn’t want to sell me.

I left Barcelona because I was brave. Neymar arrived and I played less. These things happen in football.

You have to earn your place and work hard.

I will always be thankful to Guardiola.

Messi is the best player in the world, but he’s not invincible.

It’s always going to be difficult to compete with a player of Lionel’s ability, but Eden has all the qualities to do exactly that.

Sometimes I play on the right, sometimes on the left, but wherever I play I will give my best.

Maradona has been the best player in history and for me, Messi is even greater than he is.

At Barcelona, it’s normal to win most of the games and sometimes it’s too easy.

Messi is a player with great ambition.

There are games that you completely dominate and suddenly you’re behind and you ask yourself how that’s possible.

In 2007, Barca B were demoted from the Tercera to the Cuarta Division and I was among the players who wanted to leave. Then Guardiola arrived and he wanted to play with wingers that were spread out across the pitch and he gave me an opportunity.

When a coach trusts you enough to take you from the youth team and put you into the first team, one of the best teams in the world, it’s not easy.

When you do not play in important games, then it is a difficult situation.

I have played with important people, important players like Ibrahimovic.

If the manager can’t transmit his ideas, and the players don’t understand it, you’ve a problem. When your players can follow it, though, you’ve already won a lot in a season.

I had 11 or 12 years in Barcelona, my family is there and also many friends. The fans loved me, I felt highly valued throughout the club and it is always hard to leave the club of your dreams.

I prefer not to return to the Camp Nou wearing another shirt. It would be strange. But if that’s what destiny holds.

I had offers from other English clubs – Manchester United, City and Chelsea, who were the club that more rapidly resolved my transfer and the one that showed more interest in me.

It is always good to play your part and help the team with goals whenever possible.

How do we stop Messi? I don’t know.

Lionel Messi is an excellent teammate, he’s a fantastic guy. We lived through a lot together, a lot of games, a lot of goals – he knows me well.

I always keep faith in myself and my abilities.

I think Leo Messi is going to be the best player of all time. Yes, I also think that some Golden Balls have been lost along the way and that he could have even more.

I prefer to be on the pitch than to play little.

For me it is good to win, to win the Premier League is a dream for me.

We’ve all got our own opinions, our own way of appreciating the game.

I have helped Barcelona win titles and I want to do exactly the same thing at Chelsea, because ultimately we are all here to win things.

Cesc is professional and he’s always shown it.

It is the same for all players; everyone wants to play.

When you do not have a lot of playing time, of course you do not feel like one of the important players.

Luis Enrique was always honest with me.

I’ve had an incredible reception at Chelsea. John Terry is an exemplary captain, who has treated me very well since I arrived.

To me, Messi is better than Maradona. I play with him, I see him every day, and to me he is the best.

Sergio Ramos is very good. I know him very well: great defender, great with the ball. Van Dijk is also the same: so strong, very good in the air, scores goals. Two big players.

The important thing is hard work and that the team is winning.

Cesc and I understand each other.

Even when you think you should be playing more, you have to stay positive for when the opportunities arise.

I am very fast. I do everything possible to win.

Leo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Eden. Every year, you look at their numbers – score goals, assists, minutes – to see they play very well.

If you are a big player you will always have a lot of pressure on you. It’s the same for Eden, just as it is for Messi, Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo.

I do everything possible to win.

One can always get better.