Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Andreas Pereira

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Brazilian footballer Andreas Pereira.
Last updated on September 16, 2024.
Andreas Pereira

Andreas Hugo Hoelgebaum Pereira is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Fulham. Born in Belgium, he represents the Brazil national team.

If Manchester United needs me, I am always ready.
I knew that PSV had given me my chance, but Manchester United is obviously a great club.
With Manchester United I want to win. I therefore do not pay attention to what happens in other clubs, I'm totally focused on Manchester United. — © Andreas Pereira
With Manchester United I want to win. I therefore do not pay attention to what happens in other clubs, I'm totally focused on Manchester United.
I think everybody wants to play for United.
I think it's important for me to play in different position so if the boss wants me to play on the left or behind the striker I can play where the boss tells me to play.
It's difficult for your mindset when you don't know what you're training for.
On the bench, I've got no problem with Jurgen Klopp, he's managed his team and it's fantastic.
For me, Manchester United is the biggest club. I came here to play with the first team and win trophies.
I wanted to play more games under Van Gaal and thought I could have played more but it's not the way it happened.
It will not be the same Manchester United without Wayne Rooney. He has to stay there until he dies.
I think I have a good future at United and the people at the club give me confidence that that is the case too.
I'm happy at Valencia.
Ferguson was an outstanding manager.
I love this city. Whenever I'm in Manchester, it feels like home. — © Andreas Pereira
I love this city. Whenever I'm in Manchester, it feels like home.
Playing the Olympics is a massive dream.
He tried to convince me. He spoke to me: 'You have to play for Belgium.' He came to talk to me, he's always talking to me. I told him 'it's difficult, Lukaku, can't do it, it's not the same. Playing for Belgium is something else. Playing for Selecao... It's Brazil, I feel at home.'
I'm used to playing for a high level team that expects to win, to be competing at this level.
At home, I am always watching football so I watch video clips, particularly of players who played in the number 10 role like Wazza.
I'm used to playing football every day, travelling, playing games.
At United, they teach me about things off the pitch as well, how to deal with stuff with your family and how to be a man. That part is very important, not just the football side but off the pitch as well.
David Luiz and Willian are the good guys.
My dad always tells me what to do and what not to do on the pitch. He always gives me advice.
My whole family is from Santos. Since I was little, I grew up watching this. I was becoming a player and I always dreamed of playing for Santos, but I went to Manchester. I got older, then everyone said, 'Why won't you play for our Santos?' I want to go, but I can't now. I want to play football in Europe, and then I'll go.
Mentally and physically, I feel stronger each year.
I was born in Belgium but I never intended to play for Belgium. I never thought about that.
Manchester is a difficult city to adap. It rains a lot, it's cold.
Even when I came to United at such a young age, going to United it's, of course, a massive club, but I know that they are willing to give youth a chance. That is what happened with me.
Now I've played 30 games, I have experience I can use in Manchester.
When you're young on the bench you can't show yourself really.
I've played a lot of different positions, and when I've played in my favourite position as an attacking midfielder, I played well, I was important and created a lot of occasions.
I want to thank my family and God for the opportunity he has given me.
I have been a few times to Manchester United to have a look. I got a tour and spoke with Sir Alex Ferguson. Being a 15-year-old and being able to talk with him is great!
Pogba is a friend of mine, he tells me that Juventus is perfect for me.
For me, United is the biggest club in the world. We have everything. We have the best coaches, the best players, the best fans and we're known everywhere.
I don't feel like you're left alone when you go on loan, and it feels good.
I will need to very well for Manchester United to keep coming back to the Selecao.
I came to Spain to play and get more time on the pitch.
Valencia approached my agent and said they want to buy me which is flattering, but it wasn't like it was reported in the media. People said I'd demanded talks with Jose Mourinho when I've demanded nothing.
For a midfielder now you have to be strong, fast and see the play very quickly. You have to be very versatile. — © Andreas Pereira
For a midfielder now you have to be strong, fast and see the play very quickly. You have to be very versatile.
I've never sought to leave United.
It's an honour to wear the Selecao shirt, and I want to help the team and the manager in any way I can.
When I'm playing more freely, I can show my real quality.
It's very hard for most players to be at the top in a four-year cycle.
With each game I feel that I'm getting better and better.
As a number eight or a number ten. I can play on the right wing like Becks used to play, cut inside and get the early cross in. I have a lot to show.
I want to go to Santos to win. I'm not going there to finish and to 'steal' money. I'm going to play well, so people say: 'Remember Andreas at Santos?'
I think if you're a footballer, you want to play in big stadiums like Old Trafford.
I try to study everyone.
It's difficult being a midfielder in today's modern game. — © Andreas Pereira
It's difficult being a midfielder in today's modern game.
Spain is my kind of football, I was happy Granada were interested.
I feel like I have a good mixture now between European discipline and the flair of Brazilian players. I think it's important to show that character on the pitch, to show your identity and who you are.
I never want to leave United but I want to play as well.
I don't really like that guy, Milner. And to tell you the truth, I don't like that guy, the defender, Van Dijk.
It has been very good playing here at a high level in Spain, in La Liga, every week. I get to train and focus hard for the games and, for me, it has been very good.
When I was young, living in Belgium, my parents spoke Portuguese, we have the Brazilian passion at home, I played with PSV in Holland, you experience all these different cultures and you get used to living with that. I think it has made me a better player and a better person to get out of my comfort zone.
You can get glory days, bad days but the most important thing is to just keep your head down and keep working because at the end of it all if you work hard everything is going to be fine.
I prefer not to talk about other players.
Sometimes you can get a bit down but you have to pick yourself up every day and fight and I think that has always made me stronger.
Other British clubs were interested. I thought about it, but Manchester United is a dream club for me.
I always looked up to Paul Scholes, Giggsy, Wazza and Carras. When I got the chance to train with them you saw how professional they were every day and how hard they work.
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