Top 55 Philippe Coutinho Quotes

When I come onto the pitch, that’s when I’m able to get into that zone and forget about everything else other than just doing my job. But even then, it’s not a job. It’s playing football, and that’s something I love.

My parents eventually moved back to Brazil, so since then, it has been me and my wife, although they are always involved.

I also had a chance to play in Brazil for Vasco against Flamengo, the local rivals in Rio. So it is the sort of game the players like to play in, and I like the atmosphere, the build-up, and all the preparations throughout the week. You want to be involved in these kind of games.

I’m going to play with one goalkeeper, obviously, one defender, one midfielder and two attackers, very offensive because we need to score goals.

I have always tried and always believed in myself, so I went after it, to do my best, to achieve my dream, and I always thought I’d achieve my dream. And I always, always wanted to be a football player.

It’s wonderful being out on that pitch, being able to play there, with the fans supporting us. It’s hard to describe, to be honest, when the team is playing well, when the supporters are chanting and singing their songs, when they are really behind the team.

I only ever met Ronaldinho once, at a charity event in Rio. Once every year, he stages a game and invites different players and personalities to play and raise money for his charity.

I have conquered my space in four, five years and never had any problems with anyone – the fans, the board, my team-mates, the coaching staff. That has not changed.

I really like Ronaldinho. He is the player I have watched the most and tried to copy the most, but I am still learning.

I need to spend some time at a club, but I also need to enjoy my football to play my best. I didn’t lose my enjoyment at Inter. Sometimes I was disappointed, because every player wants to play, but I always did my best for Inter.

I’d rather not talk about myself in terms of stepping up a level or things like that because I prefer to do my work during the week and then show my best in the game.

I am the type of person who relishes the chance to stand up and perform under pressure. I have had to do that my whole career.

I have no idea if anyone is watching me from the Brazil national team, but the best way to have a chance is to do well for Liverpool.

Football is more disputed in England than it is in Italy. Every match is a very hard match because the referee doesn’t blow his whistle as much as in Italy, and every team plays against each other like it is a final.

If there is something that needs to be done on my behalf back home, for example, my brothers take care of it for me. I share everything with my family; all my happiness and success is theirs.

Iniesta is a true football genius, and we should all give thanks not only for what he has done but what he’s continuing to do.

Barcelona is one of the best teams in the world.

I love to play football, and when I come on the pitch, I want to do my best to help the team. It’s up to the coach the position I play.

I know the expectations are higher on me now because I’ve played more matches and done well. But I need to keep improving to make the supporters happy. I know I can improve.

I am coming here to learn and contribute with my style of football. The most important thing for me in my time here is to win titles. My dream in this shirt is to make the fans happy, win trophies for them, and enjoy playing in the Barca colours.

When a big player leaves, a big player leaves. You’re at a big club like Liverpool, another big player will come in the future.

Sometimes the game does not go for you, no matter how much you try, but I do what I can and leave other people to their opinions on how I played.

I know the importance of the number 10. In Brazil, the one who wears 10 constructs the attacks.

Hopefully I will have a long career at Liverpool.

I have always said I want to work harder so I can develop, learn, grow, and improve. I love to play football, and when I come on the pitch, I want to do my best to help the team. It’s up to the coach the position I play.

I gave 100 per cent, 100 per cent of the time I played for Liverpool. Five years, I did everything I could possibly do. I love this club, but it is time for a new adventure.

I believe in finding somewhere you can express yourself, play without fear, play with everything you have. When you find that place, stay.

First, you have to play good football so that you get to play for a good team. Then, hopefully, you achieve such a level that you are invited to play for your national side, in time for a World Cup if possible. Then, obviously, play a good World Cup. That’s my dream.

Liverpool is a great club, and we have to put Liverpool back in the Champions League.

My confidence has been really building since my time at Espanyol.

I started playing futsal in the favela because it was the closest pitch to where we lived. I think it was good for me, playing in a small space like that. You have to think and act quickly.

Stevie G is the best midfielder I’ve played with. He was an idol for me and for everyone who watched him play, but when you were together with him, and you see him training, it was different: he was even better.

I like to smile when I am playing because I try to show people that I am enjoying myself, and I think Ronaldinho did the same.

I will go to Rio to support Brazil even if I’m not in the squad.

Andres is a genius, and it’s an honour to share the same dressing room. I hope to learn a lot from him. Of course, there is only one Iniesta. I have come here to try to create history of my own and learn from these great players.

In Brazil, we play quite open, but I’m doing my best to adapt as quickly as I can.

Where we lived was a nice residential area, but if you know Rio, you understand you can be 100 metres from a favela. It could be a little dangerous on the streets, especially at night.

It’s just such an honour to be spoken about by Steven Gerrard in such a way, that I might also become such a great player for Liverpool. He is an icon, one of my personal football heroes.

Responsibility has to be shared between all the players. It’s more about doing your job and working hard. I try not to focus on me. My focus is on the team. I just work hard to try and improve.

I like a lot to watch Real Madrid and Barcelona, which are my favourite teams in La Liga.

Liverpool have always shown a great warmth to me, so when they came to me with a proposal, I did not need to think twice to renew the contract. I have always been looked after very well by this football club, and I am very happy at this football club, so I didn’t even have to think about it.

My confidence has been really building since my time at Espanyol. The two coaches are actually very similar on the pressing side of the game. They spend a lot of time on that side of it, and it’s a lot of hard work.

When I was young, I would watch Ronaldinho play; I would watch him give magic.

I was so anxious for it to be my turn, for the manager to read the letter from my mum. I waited and waited for it. The manager had spoken to the mothers of every player in the team; he’d been reading a message before every game for months, and finally my turn had come.

It’s an incredible feeling when you look across the dressing room and see Andres, Leo, Luis and Sergio Busquets, and everyone else. They are players I used to watch on TV or play with on PlayStation, and now I am sharing the same dressing room. It’s incredible for me.

Aine had to change her entire routine; my dad had to quit his job, which was painful because he loves to be busy. My parents eventually moved back to Brazil, so since then, it has been me and my wife, although they are always involved.

Liverpool is a great club worldwide. I’m here, and I will give my best as always. I’m working hard; my thoughts are on the team’s goals, making a good season.

The No 10 shirt? Yes, I understand what it means in Brazil. The icon number. Yes, it’s important. It is the number given to a creative player, and I am happy to have that responsibility, but it is not your shirt number that defines you: it is what you do with a football.

At Liverpool, I studied Steven Gerrard all the time and improved my game that way. Here, I absorb all I can from Iniesta and Messi.

In Brazil, the one who wears 10 constructs the attacks. That is what I will try to do here. The number I have at Liverpool does not give me any added pressure. The pressure I have is to play well and do my best for the team. I know that I am representing a huge club, and I want to enjoy my football.

Most of the youngsters I grew up playing with do not have a career in the game now. Sometimes people think it is easy to be a footballer, but it is hard work that never stops.

I was really shy when I was back in Brazil, so coming to Europe was very tough. I was arriving as a kid fresh from Brazil into a big team like Inter with a lot of star names.