Athlete

I have to improve all the time.

You can learn a lot from Pep Guardiola. From pre-season to the match itself. He has a vision of the game that is impressive.

When you are in the goal, you have to concentrate totally on the game, but in a shoot-out when the striker is walking towards the penalty spot, you remember what you have been through and see it as a chance to make the difference.

I didn't want to be a goalkeeper in the beginning because my dad and uncle used to play in goal and I knew how much you suffer!

Pellegrini as a coach likes the team to be in control of the ball, and go forward.

The owners of the Premier League sides are like in the NBA, they're not millionaires, they're billionaires.

City has helped me and Chelsea has helped me to be in the national squad.

It would be perfect to play in two cup competitions and win them both.

But my instinct as a football player is always to try and grow and try and improve and I think I can do this by joining a big club such as Manchester City.

When I was 19 I came to play a friendly against England and I really liked how they played and how passionate the fans are.

I have to be patient and try to take my opportunity when the boss decides I have to play.

The day after my mistake at the World Cup, everyone had my number. I did not have a good time. Very extreme messages were sent to me, including death threats. And they made me think a lot about my family and my future.

I had to start all the way down the divisions and that is really difficult. You might be playing well and having great performances - but nobody ever watched us.

I really appreciate having renewed for another year with Chelsea at 38.

It's both exciting and scary, I feel my heart and skin when I receive a ball. Of course I'm excited and scared but those emotions make me feel alive.

Sometimes, yes, it is tough being a No. 2, sometimes no, if you're training well and you're prepared. You see the truth in a real game.

When I started at Boca, as well as when I got to the national team, I felt it was the top of the mountain, but they turned me around and I had to start from scratch.

My daughters won't let me retire. Many times I joke at home that this will be my last year, and they tell me that I won't be able to live without it. I need to play it, watch it on TV or know what's going on.

I think Crystal Palace is always a tough place to go.

Pep Guardiola is like going to university. I spent a year with him at City, learning something new every day. On the playing field, watching videos or at any time, when he approaches you and explains things to you. He has no problem teaching someone at 34 years old, as I was, like someone who is 18. He is a great teacher.