Andreas Pereira Quotes

Andreas Pereira

Profession : Footballer

Birth : January 1, 1996

For some players it can be difficult at a smaller club and they suffer; they don't want to be at a club that's going to get relegated, so they think: 'Why am I here? What am I doing?' But it was good for me to go to Granada.

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I have friends in Manchester, some of them go to the away games with United and they were sad when I left to go on loan.

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Of course, United have always bought brilliant players. But you see Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard, who have come through the ranks, and before them Scholesy, Giggsy and Becks, who were given a chance to develop as players.

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I've been raised to win trophies.

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I always looked up to Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo because he was for me the ideal footballer. He was at United, he had an unbelievable shot, his skills, he was fast, so the complete player. I always try to do the same things on the pitch like him.

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I think I have a good future at United and the people at the club give me confidence that that is the case too.

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When you're young on the bench you can't show yourself really.

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At home, I am always watching football so I watch video clips, particularly of players who played in the number 10 role like Wazza.

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My background is in Dutch football.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Spain is my kind of football, I was happy Granada were interested.

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It's very hard for most players to be at the top in a four-year cycle.

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I always liked Santos. Then I started watching, it was the time, when I was very young, it was Robinho, Diego. Then I got the season that Neymar, Ganso and Elano played, I saw them all playing, that's when I fell in love with Santos.

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I'm used to playing for a high level team that expects to win, to be competing at this level.

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I never want to leave United but I want to play as well.

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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.'

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