Deulofeu: The strongest teammate of my career is Messi & Harvey & Little White I have a very good relationship with Messi

In an exclusive interview with a reporter from the Milano Sports Newspaper, Deulofeu talked about his career and the topic of Barca and the Premier League experience.

In Barcelona, you were once considered Messi's successor, what does it mean that you were able to get up close and personal with Messi?

"I can't say that Messi and I are very good friends, but our relationship is very good. In addition, I also learned a lot about relationships through my observations of Messi. Messi is Messi and you can't ask him to do more, and when you compare him, you just have to appreciate his performance and go back and think, 'How can I be like him?' But it seems that it is impossible to reach his level. ’”

Who are the strongest teammates you've ever met in your career?

"The top three are Messi, Xavi and Iniesta, I have no doubt about that. Then in the national team are Ramos, David Silva and Alba. Then Lukaku, Banega and Donnarumma are also very strong. ”

Does the Premier League turn you into a more direct, but less imaginative striker?

"At Everton, Robert Martinez wanted to unearth something new from me, but I was still the player who focused on individuality and creativity. In England, I didn't actually score a lot of goals, but I gave a lot of assists. When I was at Everton, I delivered 11 assists for Romelu Lukaku in a single season. That season at Sevilla, I also delivered 11 assists in a single season. At that time, my position was more like a front waist, but I wasn't fully present at the time. It is these experiences that have made me who I am today. I'm not a fool, I'll learn from my mistakes and get stronger. Now I'm getting stronger every day and I'm always playing well because I always understand what the coach wants me to do. ”

Before you said you were good at assists in the Premier League and La Liga, but now in Udinese, the team needs you to score goals, what style will you choose?

"Scoring goals, it's more fun, I love assists, but I prefer the feeling of scoring goals. I didn't think that way before, but then I learned that football needs to score goals, and what makes me stronger is the goal, and I've given a lot of assists to my teammates' goals. ”

Your teammate Silvestri marvels at your prowess and thinks it's hard to imagine you didn't play for a big club like Barca or Atletico

'Yes, I used to play for Barca like this, but now I have a good time at Udinese and I know that if I don't finish this journey at Udinese first, I can't join a stronger team.

This season, you inherited the number 10 shirt left by De Paul because it was the number that best represented you? Or is it because you feel like you're the most technically competent player on the team? Or does this affirm your leadership skills in the locker room?

"After De Paul left, the club wanted me to be a better role model on the pitch, to perform better, to be the technical and tactical leader of the team, to do my best in the dressing room to help the young players, which is what I want to do. I know that before me, there were a lot of great players who had worn this number 10 shirt, but yeah, I wanted to be recognized by my teammates and be the leader of the team, but first of all, I had to do my job. ”

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