I'd be happy if I was part of a Liverpool side that kept winning titles, cups, and made history. I just want to win and carrying on winning for Liverpool.
— Philippe Coutinho
I'd rather not talk about myself in terms of stepping up a level or things like that because I prefer to do my work during the week and then show my best in the game.
I started playing futsal in the favela because it was the closest pitch to where we lived. I think it was good for me, playing in a small space like that. You have to think and act quickly.
I believe in finding somewhere you can express yourself, play without fear, play with everything you have. When you find that place, stay.
When I was young, I would watch Ronaldinho play; I would watch him give magic.
I learnt to do bicycle kicks watching Robinho on the television.
I have no idea if anyone is watching me from the Brazil national team, but the best way to have a chance is to do well for Liverpool.
I am the type of person who relishes the chance to stand up and perform under pressure. I have had to do that my whole career.
At Liverpool, I studied Steven Gerrard all the time and improved my game that way. Here, I absorb all I can from Iniesta and Messi.
I work hard on the precision of my long shots, but you can't plan it in games. Sometimes it all just opens up for you to give it a try.
I love to play football, and when I come on the pitch, I want to do my best to help the team. It's up to the coach the position I play.
Responsibility has to be shared between all the players. It's more about doing your job and working hard. I try not to focus on me. My focus is on the team. I just work hard to try and improve.
I know the importance of the number 10. In Brazil, the one who wears 10 constructs the attacks.
Aine plays a huge part in everything I do. We didn't study together; we didn't really have mutual friends, except for one, who had a party, and we both went to it. We met there and sat together for a long time just talking. We liked each other, and we were both trying to show that to one another, but nothing was happening.
My confidence has been really building since my time at Espanyol.
I'm going to play with one goalkeeper, obviously, one defender, one midfielder and two attackers, very offensive because we need to score goals.
I need to improve my muscles because they are still quite small at the moment.
The FA Cup has been good for me, and I have scored some goals, but I want to get better because I need to get better. Scoring goals is one of the things that I need to do better because a player in my position must do that. I want to achieve many other things, but that is the main one.
Liverpool have always shown a great warmth to me, so when they came to me with a proposal, I did not need to think twice to renew the contract. I have always been looked after very well by this football club, and I am very happy at this football club, so I didn't even have to think about it.
Where we lived was a nice residential area, but if you know Rio, you understand you can be 100 metres from a favela. It could be a little dangerous on the streets, especially at night.
I have so many memories and have so many people to thank at Liverpool. I have to improve as a player. In my head, I always think this.
I try to enjoy the moment, I like to play football, and every time I go on the pitch, I try my best.
Real Madrid. It is the best team in the world.
The English season will be over; I'm a Brazilian who loves my country, so of course I will be following and supporting the side as much as any fan.
When a big player leaves, a big player leaves. You're at a big club like Liverpool, another big player will come in the future.
Iniesta is a true football genius, and we should all give thanks not only for what he has done but what he's continuing to do.
My confidence has been really building since my time at Espanyol. The two coaches are actually very similar on the pressing side of the game. They spend a lot of time on that side of it, and it's a lot of hard work.
I also had a chance to play in Brazil for Vasco against Flamengo, the local rivals in Rio. So it is the sort of game the players like to play in, and I like the atmosphere, the build-up, and all the preparations throughout the week. You want to be involved in these kind of games.
Football is more disputed in England than it is in Italy. Every match is a very hard match because the referee doesn't blow his whistle as much as in Italy, and every team plays against each other like it is a final.
First, you have to play good football so that you get to play for a good team. Then, hopefully, you achieve such a level that you are invited to play for your national side, in time for a World Cup if possible. Then, obviously, play a good World Cup. That's my dream.
I share everything with my family; all my happiness and success is theirs.
I was really shy when I was back in Brazil, so coming to Europe was very tough. I was arriving as a kid fresh from Brazil into a big team like Inter with a lot of star names.
Stevie G is the best midfielder I've played with. He was an idol for me and for everyone who watched him play, but when you were together with him, and you see him training, it was different: he was even better.
In Brazil, we play quite open, but I'm doing my best to adapt as quickly as I can.
Sometimes the game does not go for you, no matter how much you try, but I do what I can and leave other people to their opinions on how I played.
You have to think and act quickly. You have to quickly come up with a solution to beat a player, because most of the time, you are in a one-v-one.
I wouldn't say we were middle class. There was not lots of money for nice things. But we never wanted for the things we needed.
I gave 100 per cent, 100 per cent of the time I played for Liverpool. Five years, I did everything I could possibly do. I love this club, but it is time for a new adventure.
I like a lot to watch Real Madrid and Barcelona, which are my favourite teams in La Liga.
My focus in the training sessions is always about movement to create openings and opportunities. When you don't have the ball, you still need the discipline to know where you should be, who you should be marking, but when we have the ball, it is important to be able to move around.
I will go to Rio to support Brazil even if I'm not in the squad.
Wijnaldum always tries to do some jokes inside the dressing room. He's always winding people up. He always tries to speak in Portuguese or Spanish with us and dancing.
Barcelona is one of the best teams in the world... so far, nothing has come to me, because if anything comes, it comes to my manager.
I am coming here to learn and contribute with my style of football. The most important thing for me in my time here is to win titles. My dream in this shirt is to make the fans happy, win trophies for them, and enjoy playing in the Barca colours.
I have always tried and always believed in myself, so I went after it, to do my best, to achieve my dream, and I always thought I'd achieve my dream. And I always, always wanted to be a football player.
Hopefully I will have a long career at Liverpool.
I only ever met Ronaldinho once, at a charity event in Rio. Once every year, he stages a game and invites different players and personalities to play and raise money for his charity.
Aine had to change her entire routine; my dad had to quit his job, which was painful because he loves to be busy. My parents eventually moved back to Brazil, so since then, it has been me and my wife, although they are always involved.
When I come onto the pitch, that's when I'm able to get into that zone and forget about everything else other than just doing my job. But even then, it's not a job. It's playing football, and that's something I love.
I need to spend some time at a club, but I also need to enjoy my football to play my best. I didn't lose my enjoyment at Inter. Sometimes I was disappointed, because every player wants to play, but I always did my best for Inter.
