Joao Cancelo Quotes

Joao Cancelo

Profession : Footballer

Birth : May 27, 1994

Besides Dani Alves, Cafu and Maicon, Lahm is one of the greatest right-backs of all time.

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I like to dribble, make assists, play technical and attractive football.

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Seven was my mum's favourite number and it was the day she was born: 7 February.

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Prandelli is a humble coach, who is willing to work hard and that is transmitted to the team.

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I dream of being the best player in my position and City is a good place to do that.

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Since I was a kid I've made this technical move: the trivela. We have a player too in Portugal who for me is the best at doing this, which is Ricardo Quaresma. I started to experiment from the moment I saw him do it and it was getting better with the years.

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Today I can have everything I want and everything my mother and I always dreamt of. I have it all but I do not have her. It is a missing part of me and an emptiness within and there isn't anything I can do to change it.

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I want to be successful in everything I do, to show my mother that she can be proud of the son she left behind.

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I feel comfortable playing inside but also out wide.

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I always want to play with the Barca shirt and show the fans and the people who believed in me how difficult it was to get to Barca.

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It's a dream club, all my friends know it, all my idols played for Barca.

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I would really like to be able to talk to my mother because there's always something missing. Even when I achieve something important, there's always this feeling there. It's as if I always have an emptiness in my heart because she is not physically there.

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In the Champions League all teams are strong.

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Without a doubt my reference point is Dani Alves. I've been an admirer of his ever since I started playing football. I've been following him since he played for Sevilla. He's written a piece of football history and I think that once he retires he will be regarded as a legend.

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When I first came to Italy it was a radical change for me, as I was coming from Spain, where people favour technique more, while here in Italy the most important thing is the tactical element. At that time Luciano Spalletti helped me out a lot, especially when it came to the defensive side of my game.

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Everybody at Juventus looks at Cristiano Ronaldo as a great example. Everybody wants to be like him, even the more experienced players like Chiellini.

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I am a Benfiquista at heart.

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I would like to finish at Benfica.

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