Barcelona have a unique approach to the game based on specific types of footballers playing together as one.

Italian football is just how I imagined it to be - far more tactical than the Spanish game which is based on technique.

I like to play, it doesn't matter where.

I don't think it's fair comparing Barcelona's style with that of Roma.

I watch box sets. I worked my way through 'Breaking Bad' and 'Prison Break.'

I watch Denzel Washington films with subtitles.

For me, the wind is the worst weather you can have to play football.

In my head, I am always saying that I should play every minute of every game because it is my job and it is what I love to do.

It is very uncomfortable to be dizzy 24 hours a day.

I was called up for Spain against France, my international debut, and it was said that I had gastroenteritis when I had an anxiety attack. But no one wants to talk about that. Football's not interested.

For me, what makes Liverpool special is that they are a team that works very well on the lines, very compact, in which everyone attacks and defends.

For its part, one of the keys of Tottenham is that it has players who know each other very well for two or three years. They have not made changes and are managed by the same coach, Mauricio Pochettino. Therefore, they perfectly apply the idea of team and style of play.

Pochettino is a manager with a lot of character, so Tottenham applies it in the field. That's why they have eliminated big clubs like Manchester City or Ajax.

I need match practice of course, I need minutes in my legs to reach my best form.

That's the good part of an injury, it strengthens you in many ways.

I need to feel like I am important part of the team, if I get that the goals will come.

At Barcelona from the early days I was seen as a goalscorer. Going somewhere else for a while has shown me I can enjoy games from a perspective other than just scoring goals.

My Italian adventure was positive because I improved a lot in tactical terms, most of all defensively, which is something I hadn't worked on quite so much.

In Holland, I have got the buzz back playing as a centre-forward, which is where I perform best. Ajax always appealed to me from when I was young and they gave me a chance to play in the Champions League too.

I can't put this down. I'm reading it in Spanish but I am still having English lessons. It is a motivational book about basketball legend Michael Jordan. His determination was inspiring. It helps me focus and drives me on.

I write a diary every day.

I love watching Santi Cazorla.

Mark Hughes really believes in me, he makes me feel as though I'm a great footballer.

The relationship with Pep wasn't a very good one.

Nobody told me that I would be just a player to be exchanged. Nobody likes to be a part of that situation, especially not me.

Without doubt, some of the happiest moments of my career have come in a Stoke shirt.

As a fan, Guardiola is the best coach in the world, but personal things that have happened to me were hurtful.

When you play, of course you want to win, but the most important thing about pre-season is improving your fitness.

It is clear that Barca are the best team in the world, and can call on the best players in the world, but we will only achieve something if we are convinced we can do it. We must only think of giving our all.

It is an honour for me that Mainz gives me the opportunity to prove myself in another top European league.

Stoke City gave me the opportunity to play in the most competitive league in the world, and I have only words of gratitude for their trust and for the way they have treated me.

Mark Hughes convinced me to come to Stoke, he has helped me and showed his trust in me from the beginning.

One of the factors that has helped me to reach 100 games was not to lose hope.

This is football, things can change very fast. Let's be clear about it though: I will not be used as change to facilitate someone else's transfer.

It is my goal to stay with Barcelona for a long time and be successful here.

Step by step I'm getting my opportunities and what's important for me is to be prepared to show my best whenever possible.

It's not good for anybody if they're out of a team. No one is happy when they're not playing but the most important thing in that situation is to be strong and to work hard.

I've been doing extra work but I always do. I want to feel at my best and I want to be ready when the gaffer gives me the chance.

My years at Barcelona are a big help. I spent four dream years there.

I didn't play much for Roma and arriving here at Milan is a step forward for me.

The No. 9, a team's centre forward, is a number that means a lot and, God willing, I hope to inherit it some day.

My only hope is to see more frequent game time and even play alongside Ibrahimovic. We have two different styles and we can complement each other well.

But I think that if a club like Barcelona sign a player, it is because he has the right qualities.

Barca have given me everything, and I feel at home here.

Feelings are above money.

Eventually, when I retire, I can say I've played at the Britannia Stadium on a Wednesday at 7 P. M. in the cold and wind.

You do not always have to play in the Camp Nous and the Old Traffords and with pleasant climates. It's different experiences that you take in... that's also a part of football.

I've learned that the most important thing in football when finish a race are the experiences.

I still feel it was a privilege to be a part of this team the past years, that I helped make Barca the best team in the world.

I hope my role is an important one at Roma.