Fernandinho

Athlete

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Most of the players can get injured, small ones and big ones. But when you get the small ones, you have to fight against them and play, play, play.

When you play on bad surfaces, you have to show your character and keep your concentration for the whole 90 minutes.

For me, it is the trophies that are important, not the goals.

As a human, as a professional player, you have to improve every day, every training session, every game.

In the Premier League, the most important thing is not to give the team at the top of the table reasons to keep winning game after game.

For me, the Premier League is the best tournament in the world. It's the hardest; you need to be 100 per cent to play every game.

The important thing to understand, from my point of view, is if the opponents break our lines and they are attacking our box, something has gone wrong, and it is me who has to fix it. But fouls in football are normal. You have to do it sometimes.

There are a lot of people in England with good football knowledge.

Of course, when you lose any game, the feeling is so bad. But you have to be professional and have to be clever and overcome this situation and try to work on that and try to fix the problem and solve for the next game.

I listen to the Manchester news on local radio. It has helped me learn English. I have it on when I am driving to training in the morning.

I am a nice guy.

In my country, they used to call players who play in my position a defensive midfielder, but it is not defensive.

One of the positive things about Pep is that he is so close with his staff - they support him in every situation, and we, as players, have huge contact with them.

The first season in a new country like England is very difficult.

The English league itself is very strong physically, very demanding.

Pep and his staff work very hard, not just on the training pitch but also with the analysis of opponents, and now, of course, we understand more how he wants to play.

My father and uncles all encouraged me to play football: every present I ever got would be boots, kit, or a new ball, and that was just how I liked it.

I've played a few times in stadiums where the fans have been banned, and it's just not the same.

My first aim is to play well for my club, Manchester City. If I do, I am sure that will come to the attention of the national manager.

The City project is much more than about signing a single player with a strong name, that would eventually cost a lot more.

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