Xabi Alonso Quotes

Xabi Alonso

Xabi Alonso

Spanish Athlete

Born: Nov 25, 1981

Club Game Good Liverpool Me You

I accept I am going to miss playing because it's such an important part in my life. It's going to be difficult to fill that gap. Life goes on. Xabi Alonso

Life I Am My Life Important Difficult Life Goes On Part Miss Accept Because Important Part Am Goes Going Gap Fill Playing

I am still as slow as I was when I was 20. Xabi Alonso

I Am Slow Am Still

Passion? Of course it's necessary, but it's more important to have footballing foundations, certainly, when developing players. Xabi Alonso

Passion Important More Developing Course Certainly Foundations Necessary Players

I feel good; my family and I feel comfortable in Munich. Xabi Alonso

Good Family Feel Good I Feel Feel Comfortable Munich

Passion isn't something you work on. It's more important to construct a good team, to know how you are going to play, how to read the match. You have to truly understand the game. Xabi Alonso

Work Good You Game Passion Important Something More Construct Know Read Match Understand How Truly Going Team Play

They value different things in every country. In England, it's very physical. You tackle, you shoot. I love watching it. In Spain, it's different. Pass the ball, move, find the space. Xabi Alonso

I think Kimmich is a bit like Mascherano. They are similar type of players. Xabi Alonso

Think Type I Think Bit Similar Like Players

I've been lucky, but I have earned that luck. Xabi Alonso

Luck Earned Been Lucky

That is probably the biggest issue about the English game. You need to be a great player and great at striking the ball, of course, but it's also about your head and being able to understand the game, especially for a midfielder. Xabi Alonso

Great You Game Striking Able About Great Player Head Also Course Understand Ball Issue Being Biggest Your English Player Need

I don't try to do things that might make me look stupid, because the risk is there. Xabi Alonso

Me Try Stupid Risk Look Make Because Might Things

Managing Liverpool? Yes, for sure, I have dreamt of that, but first I have to prove myself and prepare. Xabi Alonso

Myself First Dreamt Sure Prove Yes Managing Prepare Liverpool

Cristiano's numbers are amazing, indisputable. Xabi Alonso

Amazing Numbers

I'm incredibly proud and happy to play for FC Bayern and to be a part of this family. Xabi Alonso

Family Happy Incredibly Part Proud Play

I prefer not to compare teams because it's not fair at all. Xabi Alonso

Fair Because Not Fair Prefer Teams Compare

If I have to yell at Cristiano Ronaldo, I yell. Xabi Alonso

Yell

I don't think tackling is a quality. It is a recurso, something you have to resort to, not a characteristic of your game. Xabi Alonso

You Game Quality Think Resort Characteristic Tackling Something Your

Madrid is a big city. It's very dynamic and cosmopolitan. Xabi Alonso

Big City Madrid Cosmopolitan Big City Very Dynamic

When I was a Real Sociedad player, we lost on every occasion we visited Camp Nou. Maybe that is normal for a small team, but with Liverpool and Real Madrid, you expect more. Xabi Alonso

You Lost Every Visited Madrid More Small Occasion Real Normal Camp Real Madrid Expect Maybe Team Liverpool Player

Losing is a part of this sport. Xabi Alonso

Losing Part Sport

Matches in England are special. Xabi Alonso

Matches Special England

That's one thing that I've always wanted: to make my own decisions and not to be pushed. That has happened in my career, and I wanted to leave football, not football to leave me. I wanted to enjoy it as much as I could and to leave it a little bit earlier than too late. Xabi Alonso

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