When I arrived in France, it was very, very difficult. Not because I was in France - I could have been anywhere - but because I was so far, far away from my parents. I missed them so much.

Everyone knows Cristiano Ronaldo is better than Messi, not only me, but for some it's hard to recognize that.

Coaches can teach you two things: confidence and technique.

In football, the good thing is things can change in a second.

When you don't win games, yeah, you lose confidence. That's normal.

I think finals are there to be won, you know the feeling of losing a final is really bad. I prefer to lose a semi-final, quarter-final because I know I will forget... But the feeling of losing a final stays here forever. Even if you win two, three, four, five it stays. You know, I’m too scared to lose, so I give everything to win.

He predicts things. I have often heard him say things which are proved right minutes later. Its really impressive - almost mystical.