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Jose Mourinho and I get along well. I've lots of respect for him. He gives me a lot of confidence. After a bad game, he dares to say, 'We have played with 10 today,' but that's it. At moments like that, he leaves me alone. ”
We feel good. We are full of confidence. We take game after game and try to win every game. ”
Why change? If you're happy, and things are going really well at one place, there is no need to change. ”
I watched videos of great players. I was inspired by what they did, then I used to try things out in training. ”
You question yourself all the time as a footballer. You have to focus on the positives. ”
I like it when I am in the middle; I am closer to the ball. The manager wants me to pass, to make assists, create chances, and I do more because I think the position is more central, and I don't ask all the time for the ball at my feet. ”
When I was small, I was the same as everyone else. I used to play in a small council estate nearby. But it's really my family who taught me. I started watching my dad play from the age of two. I wanted to be like him. ”
We are professionals. We know when we're playing badly, so if you have a poor game, you work in training to put things right so form comes back. ”
I'm not a top-five player yet. Maybe I'm close to it, but I still have to work on some aspects. You can only be part of that group if you are decisive in the top games. ”
I want to work with the best coaches in the world. ”