Football. ua recalls the statements of former footballer Shakhtar, Anji and current player Chelsea Willian.

About early years "I will never forget where I came from. My past, my childhood, my friends. Football on the street, slippers instead of bars. All these memories allow me to enjoy football even more now ".

"As a child, I studied at the football school Marcelino Carioca and once we played a friendly match against Corinthians. We lost, but their coach told me: "We really liked you, come to us for a week to watch". I came to watch, but stayed not for a week, but for nine years ".

About Corinthians "I, like all my family, a fan of Corinthians. To play for a club that you support and love is priceless ".

About the Premier League "I've always watched the Premier League on TV and I've always wanted to play in England because it's one of the best leagues in the world. I saw some matches live, and I was at the stadiums. This is different in league level ".

About my style of playing "My style? I really like dribbling with the ball and playing at speed. I like to accelerate with the ball. I'm also pretty technical, I like to hit the gate, but I also learned to defend myself ".

About Mourinho "Between me and Jose good relationship. He always treats me with respect, and I have great respect for him. This is a professional relationship between two people with the same goal ".

"I have excellent memories from working with Mourinho. He was an excellent coach for me and, I think, not only for me, but for the whole club and fans. But now I'm in Chelsea, and he's in MJ, so I have to think about my team. Of course, we are friends, but we need to do our work on the field ".

About Chelsea "As my father said, you need to kill one lion every day. I always try to work hard and know where I want to be - here in Chelsea, even if I'm sitting on a bench. Some players at such moments immediately want to leave, but not me. I always knew that my place is here ".

"I play for one of the greatest clubs of the planet. I consider the championship of England the strongest in the world, and my Chelsea regularly performs in the Champions League. So it can be called a dream club. Moving to London, every season I tried to progress, it's better to hold every match. So it happened, but I believe that this will continue ".

"When I flew to London, I knew that I was interested in Liverpool and Tottenham. My agent negotiated with several clubs, but when I found out about Chelsea's interest, I immediately decided - I only want to Chelsea ".

"The transition to Chelsea was the best moment in my life".

About where he wants to retire. "To be honest, I do not even think about going back to Brazil or ending my career in Brazil. I want to stay here and, if possible, finish my career here. Perhaps in the future my opinion will change, but now it is ".

About money "Of course, money matters, because no one will survive without money. But money is not everything ".

About London "I settled very well in London. I liked him even before I moved here. I always came here on vacation. Soon it will be four years since I live here. This is an incredible city, the family has also adapted well to it, so I'm very happy. Even despite the gray weather, this is a wonderful, beautiful city ".

On competition "I always want to improve, so I work hard to keep my place in the".

About your favorite dishes "Rice, beans, fried eggs and steak".

About your favorite Brazilian footballers "This is Ronaldo, Romario and Taffarel".

About Ronaldinho "The players I would like to play with are very many. Always dreamed of performing with Ronaldinho. He is my idol, I'm his fan ".

About the confrontation with the defenders "I faced the worst of the defender? I think against Thiago Silva or Vincent Company".

About the favorite goal for Chelsea "Probably, a goal from the penalty kick to the gates of Kiev Dynamo (2: 1) was especially successful. I liked it because the score by that time was no one's and the goal was very important ".

About the hairstyle "I changed it a little. But in general, of course, it is not easy to manage such a hairstyle. This takes a lot of time, although I'm already used to ".

On the move from Brazil to Ukraine "At first it was hard. Everything was different - culture, football, climate, food and other. But I quickly adapted with the help of other Brazilians who were already in Shakhtar. Then the family moved to me, I got married, so I managed to settle down quickly enough ".

About Shakhtar "Shakhtar prefers to sell his players to small clubs that are willing to pay a lot, than in top teams, where they prefer not to spend such funds. I know for myself how difficult it is to negotiate with the Miner. I suffered for two years before I was able to leave the club ".

"I really wanted to be in England, but could not wait and stay in Shakhtar, so I left the club at the earliest opportunity. In the Donetsk team I was told one thing, but acted quite differently ".

"When I was playing in Shakhtar, I do not have much, who knew. So with England there is no point in comparing. Especially, now I'm performing in one of the best clubs in Europe. In Russia and Ukraine, you almost do not notice the coaches of the Brazilian national team ".

"Shakhtar offered me a three-day trip to Donetsk, so I looked at the city and the club structure. I liked everything. I do not regret that I moved to Shakhtar at such a young age, it was the right decision ".

"I grew very much in Shakhtar. And the experience that I got there, is useful to me to this day ".

About Anji "Anji was the only club that agreed to pay compensation and bought me out. I have a great love and respect for this club, but everyone knows that my dreams and desires have not changed ".

"I believe that the level of the championship of Russia is still higher than in Ukraine. He is more tense, he has more class teams and skilled performers ".

"This is a club with a serious infrastructure and big tasks. A strong team led by one of the world's best coaches. I'm sincerely happy to become a football player of the Dagestani team ".

About Messi and Iniesta "Players I dream of playing one day?" Lionel Messi and Andreas Iniesta. There are other players, but these two are the most talented. When they play, I stop any business and go to watch TV ".

About the family "My family is a father, mother and elder sister. Parents often come here. True, my father recently flew to Brazil, and my mother in Donetsk. I am very grateful to my parents, because everything that happened in my life happened only because of their help and participation. My father concurrently serves as my agent. And my mother takes care of me. A kind of family business. To the sister 23 years. In one of the universities she graduated from the marketing department, and now she receives a second education related to physiotherapy "(quotation for April 2008).

About Brazil "Our country lives and breathes football. You know that you can bring joy to millions of hearts. I'm proud of this and it's a great pleasure for me to play for the Brazilian team. "If I had a superpower" If I had a superpower, then I would like to have the gift to heal people ".

On the styles of play in Brazil and Ukraine "The main difference is that in Ukraine, most teams prefer to play either from defense or on counterattacks. Brazilian clubs are very fond of attacking, thus creating a lot of room for maneuvering. Such a game is much more spectacular ".

On the Russian national team "I played in Russia for six months. I know some players on Anji. Russia has high-quality fast players ".

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