Arjen Robben

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As a team, you always need to show something extra in the Champions League.
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When I came to PSV, I signed when Eric Gerets was coach there.
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Even during a sprint, I can occasionally still accelerate. I am so fit that I can accelerate during a acceleration, like making a new start.
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Munich is a great city. I have lived in many cities in Europe, but I have never felt this comfortable, and my wife and children love it as well.
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Selfishness is a quality and not necessarily a bad thing.
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You have to surprise opponents, keep them guessing. Doing the same thing over and over again without variation will not work.
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Messi is in a different world. He is the best player in world football, without any doubt.
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I had injuries, but I didn't get them on purpose.
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There's always so much to improve, no matter your age.
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Every league has its own culture, its own identity, and its own type of football. It's very physical in England, but technical skill comes to the fore in Spain, where everybody wants to play beautiful football. The standards are very high in Germany, too; the teams are physically strong, very disciplined, and very well organised.
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It's really amazing what Pep Guardiola has done at Man City.
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The appreciation between Bayern and I has always been there, from both sides. I know what I have at this club, and I always say that.
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I want to try to have fun as long as I can and play football at a high level. I do not know how long that will go on.
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Players come and go, and that goes for coaches as well.
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A backheel is good if it works, not if it disrespects the opponents.
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We have to respect the opponents.
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It is important that it - sometimes there are clashes between team-mates. We need each other to tell the truth, and this is not always a positive.
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I've been playing football for a while, but Guardiola really made me a better player. I was 29 when I started working with him, so I wasn't very young, but if you see the steps I made thanks to him, it shows you what he is capable of doing. Guardiola didn't just put me on the flanks but in other positions as well.
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What I will miss the most about Guardiola? His obsession with the game and his knowledge, which makes you a better football player.
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If you want to achieve something and have results and win competitions at a high level, you have to defend as a team.
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I think I had a positive development at Chelsea. I was very young when I arrived, only 20, and the problem I had was injuries.
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I'm a very explosive player and need everything to be right. I started working with an osteopath the last year I was in Madrid and have stayed with him.
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The football in Spain is more about skill and technique. Every team tries to play good football. The physical side, with plenty of running and hard tackling, plays more of a role in the Bundesliga.
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I had some very good years at Madrid.
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Van Gaal is the best coach I've had. We've got a very special relationship.
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If you're at school, children who play football, you give everything to win... If you don't succeed, that's a huge disappointment. Then it's okay to be sad, but better times are coming.
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Only being able to watch is the hardest thing for any footballer.
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Playing United is the sort of thing that really gets the best out of me.
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I always want to play. It is important to gain match rhythm.
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If Mourinho loses 4-1, he doesn't sleep well.
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The best and most important step of my career was when I moved here - and Louis van Gaal brought me from Madrid to Bayern. It was the best move of my career, and it's thanks to him.
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I have lots of energy, but that doesn't happen like magic. I put in many extra hours in the gym and with the physios.
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I have always said that I do not want to play in the Europa League.
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Bayern Munich are a team that absolutely have to play in the Champions League.
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I'm always a realist, and I know the world of football is fast-moving.
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After my debut as a pro for Groningen, I was at Eindhoven for two years.
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It was a big step for me in the Netherlands: to leave home at the age of 18.
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I went abroad when I was 20, three years at Chelsea, a big club. Then two years at Madrid.
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The older you get, the better you get to know you body.
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I want the good players of other clubs to stay in the Bundesliga.
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Since I've been at Bayern, I have seen the Bundesliga grow.
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The kind of money English clubs have available to spend is unbelievable. They buy everything they can.
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When we are in possession, tactically, he is the best coach in the world for me. He works hard, watches a lot of games, and prepares us really well. Guardiola has the feeling for gaping spaces, and he already had that as a player.
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If you never pass or dribble or go on the outside, cutting inside will stop working.
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Every new coach is interesting.
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The most important thing for me is to feel that young players want to learn on the training pitch. If they spend 10 hours sitting around playing PlayStation, that's their business.
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If I ever spat at an opponent, I'd never be able to show my face to my family ever again.
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When I'm fully fit, I have power and pace; then I feel good on the pitch.
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I've achieved everything in my career that I set out to - with the Champions League as the crowning glory.
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Every manager has a certain influence, and it depends whether you're 18, 25, or 30. You need different things.
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