I want the ball for 90 minutes. When I don't have the ball, I go high pressing because I want the ball.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
You want to have your hand on the ball every single play.
I try to play in one way all my career and here, with high pressing, but it is different in England. Many times the ball is more in the air than the grass, and I have to adapt.
I can't be impatient. It would show on the floor, and I won't compete if I'm thinking about getting the ball.
I'm the kind of person that if I try to throw it hard, it doesn't come out as good. So my whole thought process is to stay smooth, stay on top of the ball, and just get my hand out in front.
I like the ball in a big game. I'm not afraid to take it.
Because I'm fairly big, I like to use my body. So I'll control the ball, even when there's a player on me, and then I'll pass.
I feel that every time I get the ball at the moment I am going to score.
When I want a long ball, I spin my hips faster.
If I don't need to shoot the ball, I won't do it.
Things slow down, the ball seems a lot bigger and you feel like you have more time. Everything computes - you have options, but you always take the right one.