A Quote by Roberto Firmino
I was adapted to European football after playing in Germany for three years, but English football is very different to the Bundesliga.
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When I was three or four, only football was in my head. I went 10 years, and nothing changed - only football, football, football. The strange thing is, nobody played football in my family before.
Neymar is a phenomenon. He adapted to European football very quickly.
English football is a lot different to Spanish football but Soldado is an international for Spain, he is a player who has become accustomed to playing against great teams - and he has always scored goals.
It's very tough in the U.K. For me, it was totally different. English football and French football are not the same.
English football, especially Premier League football, is different to most football on the continent.
When I was the coach at Mainz in the Bundesliga, a small club in Germany, we always wanted to play the big teams every two years, right after a major tournament, whether it was a World Cup or European Championships.
Without a doubt, German football, where I've played for nearly five years, is very similar - maybe just a little less tough than English football.
There are a lot of guys who football is all they have. And I love football to death, it got me here, it's what I've been doing since I was nine years old, but football ends at a point in time and you've got to be prepared for life after football.
The bottom line is I'm a football player, and I played three years of college football, and I produced all three years. I also got better every year, and I just felt like it was time to move on.
Doping in English football is restricted to lager and baked beans with sausages. After which the players take to the field, belching and farting. English football culture is one of pure, intense competition, and that's why I have always preferred it to Italy.
Even I'm a bit surprised with how easily I've adapted to European football.
If you were ever to interview me after a football game or at a football game or around me during football season is totally different than when you catch me away from football.
English football is different: always on the attack. Although one thing is clear. The best football is the Italian.
English football is really different to football in other countries.
I am very, very proud I am also Turkish and both of my parents are from Turkey. I was born in Germany and grew up there. By playing football, I learned my different cultures, and that is an advantage if you grow up as a person. You get a different view on certain things. I am very, very thankful I was able to pick the best from many cultures.
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