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Deco

Profession : Footballer

Birth : August 27, 1977

I know if I am fit and well, I can play.

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Mourinho makes his players better. I have only good things to say about him.

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I played with and against so many fantastic players in midfield like Gerrard. I had the opportunity to play with Lampard together at Chelsea.

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I think, because he was a different type of player to all other types of English midfielder, Paul Scholes was the best player that I saw playing for an English midfield and one of the best players in the world.

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What I say is that in midfield, with his style, Scholes could play at any club.

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If you are playing at a club like Chelsea, United, Barcelona, Madrid - the big clubs - you need to be prepared to do your best.

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If you want to play at a high level, you need to be able to deal with everything.

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When you lose and when you are not playing very well you need to improve.

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It was the right decision to come to Chelsea.

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Scolari will be a friend for life.

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I wouldn't want to lose a title to a goal that should not have been given, that is really frustrating.

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I would like to have played with VAR, I think it would have helped me.

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I have a connection with Portugal, I like the country.

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If I had a Portuguese passport but no relationship with Portugal... or if it was Italy or Spain where I didn't have much of a connection with the national team, I don't know if I would play for them.

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I would like to have Cristiano here in Barcelona.

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Scolari is the best coach to have. He knows all about pressure of being coach of Brazil.

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I wished I could help Fluminense a lot more, but my body didn't let me do it.

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Scolari is more emotional. Queiroz is more theoretical and he likes tactics.

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I was born in Brazil and it would be a lie to say that I'm just Portuguese now and not Brazilian but I love Portugal and I love playing for the national team.

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Sometimes I think people in England ask too much of the national team.

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