Xabi Alonso

So many times, football is really unfair.

— Xabi Alonso

Football is a lot to do with mental state.

— Xabi Alonso

Kroos is an excellent player.

— Xabi Alonso

Writing is not easy, but having an opinion is!

— Xabi Alonso

I hardly ever get in the box.

— Xabi Alonso

While I was at Madrid, for me, Cristiano was the best.

— Xabi Alonso

Cristiano's numbers are amazing, indisputable.

— Xabi Alonso

Losing is a part of this sport.

— Xabi Alonso

We will have to go to win. There's no other option. We have one more match.

— Xabi Alonso

I have learned from all of my coaches, and I am sure I will learn a lot with Guardiola.

— Xabi Alonso

I wanted to end my career still at the highest level, and Bayern is the highest level.

— Xabi Alonso

The Bundesliga is much quicker; it's more physical than the Liga, which is more technical.

— Xabi Alonso

There have been many games where Xavi and I have played together, and I think we work well.

— Xabi Alonso

I am still a Liverpool fan and will be forever, absolutely

— Xabi Alonso

Everyone should know my quality and what I bring to the team.

— Xabi Alonso

Real Madrid is a big club, and like at any other big club, too, there are always critics after defeats.

— Xabi Alonso

I feel very comfortable with the system used by Mourinho. It's a very dynamic 4-2-3-1 that can easily change to 4-3-3 or…

— Xabi Alonso

It is difficult to copy Real Madrid, as not every team has those players who can run with such explosion, like Ronaldo.

— Xabi Alonso

I've still got Paul Scholes' shirt at home, which I swapped with him once. When I was at Liverpool, he was one…

— Xabi Alonso

I have improved with time by playing for elite teams in elite leagues and the Champions League and with the Spanish national…

— Xabi Alonso

I don't think I will stop learning about football. There are certain parts we will never understand, like what happens in the…

— Xabi Alonso

Passion? Of course it's necessary, but it's more important to have footballing foundations, certainly, when developing players.

— Xabi Alonso

I accept I am going to miss playing because it's such an important part in my life. It's going to be difficult…

— Xabi Alonso

Cristiano has unique qualities, brings danger in one-on-one situations, and has the ability to score and find something different.

— Xabi Alonso

The only thing I regret is not winning the Premier League with Liverpool. I'll never know how that feels and experience the…

— Xabi Alonso

At Liverpool, I used to read the match day programme, and you'd read an interview with a lad from the youth team.…

— Xabi Alonso

I've still got Paul Scholes' shirt at home which I swapped with him once. When I was at Liverpool he was one…

— Xabi Alonso

Bayern is a big club and a big brand, but on a daily basis, it's a family club. You get to know…

— Xabi Alonso

That's one thing that I've always wanted: to make my own decisions and not to be pushed. That has happened in my…

— Xabi Alonso

If you win the midfield, you probably win the game. But that doesn't mean the players in the midfield are the ones…

— Xabi Alonso

In England, those qualities of playing it simple, being in the right position, reading the game, knowing the right moment to make…

— Xabi Alonso

Leaving Liverpool was the toughest decision I had to make in football because I was in an exemplary club, a proper football…

— Xabi Alonso

I feel good; my family and I feel comfortable in Munich.

— Xabi Alonso

Everything can change in the Champions League.

— Xabi Alonso

Madrid is a big city. It's very dynamic and cosmopolitan.

— Xabi Alonso

I want to win the Champions League with Bayern.

— Xabi Alonso

Matches in England are special.

— Xabi Alonso

You always want to feel important at wherever you are at.

— Xabi Alonso

People in Liverpool are very welcoming.

— Xabi Alonso

Ronaldo can create and score goals.

— Xabi Alonso