Football Quotes by Matthijs de Ligt

Pressure is normal in football.

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I did not only move to Manchester United for Ten Hag.

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I am very happy at Juve. I feel like a fish in water.

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Every player wants to play as many games as possible.

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I know what I can do and what I can give to the Dutch team.

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I watched a lot of football when I was younger.

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My profession is football player. I want to be a star on the field.

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Everybody knows Johan Cruyff. And everybody knows the impact he had on the football world and on Amsterdam.

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Beside Ronaldo, I was impressed by Paulo Dybala and Rodrigo Bentancur: both players with an amazing technique.

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All I can do is continue to work, to do my best and to try to learn from my team-mates.

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If you play for Juventus you must always try to win everything.

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You can play good as a partnership, but if the whole team is playing bad, then it's no good.

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Of course it's an extra responsibility being captain of a club like Ajax.

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For me, the most important thing is to know that in the team where I go I can have prominence and play…

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Since the emergence of that Barcelona team, the 'tiki-taka' team, everybody has wanted to play from the back. And to play from…

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Man United fit really well with the clubs I have been at already. Ajax, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, they are all…

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I came to Juventus with the idea of playing more attacking football, because Sarri was the coach and he had a really…

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I think around the age of 16, I knew that I could make it. It wasn't easy, but I knew that I…

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Cristiano Ronaldo is a great character, he talks a lot with his teammates, with the young players, and is always ready to…

— Matthijs de Ligt

At every club that I have played, the pressure has been really high. To be fair at United, it is perhaps the…

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I have learned during my football career that the start of a tournament or season is fun, but that it is mainly…

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I moved close to Amsterdam, so it's normal to be a fan of Ajax. Me and my friends would watch the games…

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As a defender, it's really important to communicate with the players in front of you and next to you. It makes it…

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I played a lot in midfield, I scored some goals, gave some assists, and then suddenly they said to me it would…

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For me, it's an honour to play for Ajax and deal with the pressure that comes with it.

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I have been fascinated by the Italian way of defending from an early age.

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Bayern are the most successful club in Germany, one of the most successful clubs in Europe and in the world.

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Football is a really strange sport that can change out of nowhere.

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As long as I have a contract at Ajax, there's definitely a chance I will stay.

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When I was 15, I played in midfield. I was a No 6 and I had two examples: Sergio Busquets and Pirlo.

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Ronaldo is the best of his generation and a huge example for young players.

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I don't have a dream club apart from Ajax. The only dream I had was to play for Ajax.

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No, I didn't chose Juventus for Cristiano Ronaldo, this was not the reason why I came to Italy and Torino.

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Erik ten Hag is not the only reason I joined Manchester United.

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In Italy they ask a lot of defenders. It's not possible to make a mistake. They're hard on them.

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What can I tell you about Nous? He is an amazing guy, an amazing player.

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It's a big challenge for a defender to prove yourself in a country like Italy as a non-Italian.

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Every coach has his characteristics but in the end at Juventus we have our DNA - it's about winning. It doesn't matter…

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I had some experience in Italy. During the first three months, the pressure was really big because I was signed for 75…

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I grew up with the team of Cristiano Ronaldo, Vidic, Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney, Paul Scholes... Edwin van der Sar, the Dutchman.

— Matthijs de Ligt