Football Quotes by Thiago Alcantara

I love watching English football. It's the league I most enjoy.

— Thiago Alcantara

It's always complicated to play against Italy.

— Thiago Alcantara

For me, it's a pleasure to play football every three or four days.

— Thiago Alcantara

Every time Spain play England at any level, it is difficult.

— Thiago Alcantara

Football is global; it does not end at Barca.

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I never thought of playing for Italy.

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Leo is the best player in the world; that is very clear.

— Thiago Alcantara

I'm thrilled to be at a massive club like Bayern Munich.

— Thiago Alcantara

Now it's up to me to prove that I can play for Barcelona and help the team to stay at the top.

— Thiago Alcantara

I am feeling very well so long as I am out there on the pitch with my team-mates.

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Football's always been cerebral. The most important thing is thinking fast.

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Football has a thing: You have to decide on an action in a moment, and your head has to be fresh for…

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I'm very happy to work for this club, this team, and these people here at Bayern.

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It's a fact that Guardiola is joining Manchester City, and we have to respect that. But there is no truth in the…

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Pep trusted me, and I felt that trust. He won a lot of things, and I learned a lot from him during…

— Thiago Alcantara

I don't regret the move to Bayern. It's a very good moment for me, also because my team-mates trust in me.

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Football's become more physical. I would have liked to have been born 10 or 20 years earlier to enjoy football with the…

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In Italy, they are incredibly competitive. It may be that their game is more defensive, but they defend so well; here in…

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We have this beautiful tradition at Bayern that we all get together with our families after the game in a room and…

— Thiago Alcantara

I extended my contract here with Bayern because I am happy. I am very thankful of the club and how they supported…

— Thiago Alcantara

The best thing about having a footballer dad is seeing the game up close. You watch him train, then go home and…

— Thiago Alcantara

It's the perfect club for any footballer to develop and to grow, because as everybody knows, La Masia can give you stability;…

— Thiago Alcantara

In Spain, everything's more tactical, more technical, with more possession. In Germany, it's more physical; it's about the runs you make, the…

— Thiago Alcantara

We have to play football and not talk. We don't talk about politics, the personal opinions, and debates - you take them…

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I can play in any position except goalkeeper.

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I am not dependent on Pep. He is a great coach, but I do not need to take the same path as…

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I owe everything to Spain - that's where I learned to write, to read, and to play football.

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It's just a coincidence that I've scored two headers. I'm not a specialist scoring headed goals.

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All of you know how Pep Guardiola is as a manager... he is the best coach in history.

— Thiago Alcantara

Being with the first team is a reward for me. I'll take the opportunity with everything I have.

— Thiago Alcantara

I would like to play with all the great players who would love to come to Bayern.

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You can play football in Bayern, in Barcelona, in Manchester, in London, wherever. In the end, it's football, and you want to…

— Thiago Alcantara

I was right choosing to play with Spain. It is a pride; the decision was easy. I love Spain.

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Football is a competition to see who's the best, not a battle. It's not a war. When it ends, we're still alive.

— Thiago Alcantara

Barcelona, Real Madrid, City - there are many teams you'd want to play against.

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Munich is a spectacular city with fantastic flair and a tremendous passion for football.

— Thiago Alcantara

I just want to be on top of my game, because that benefits my team-mates as well.

— Thiago Alcantara

Spain started to generate a very good playing style from Pep Guardiola's arrival at Barcelona.

— Thiago Alcantara

There are people you can say you have seen play, such as Pele or Maradona. But Messi is unique, out on his…

— Thiago Alcantara

When you master all defensive and offensive aspects of the game and always enjoy the majority of possession, you're sitting in pole…

— Thiago Alcantara