Xabi Alonso
Xabi Alonso
Xabier "Xabi" Alonso Olanoʃaβj aˈlonso oˈlano]; born 25 November 1981) is a Spanish footballer who plays for German club Bayern Munich as a central midfielder...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth25 November 1981
CityTolosa, Spain
next table
It's better not to look at the table at this moment. We must try to think only about our next Premiership match.
painful
It was so disappointing for us and a painful defeat,
beating keys manchester united
It is one of the keys to beating Manchester United that those two are controlled.
affect bound game good passing pitch playing prefer suffer surface
An uneven playing surface will affect us more than them. They play more of a more direct, aerial game and we prefer a passing game so we are bound to suffer if the pitch isn't in good condition.
catching chelsea difficult dropping points results talk
We don't need to talk about catching Chelsea at the moment. We have to look after our own results first. It's difficult to see them dropping too many points but you never know.
options trying
We are trying to use all the options we have at the moment, but I think you can see we still need a little more,
compact consistent home result season
We're doing much better away from home this season and that's why we can get a result at Old Trafford. We're more solid, more compact and more consistent in our results.
couple gap last matches months won
We've won a lot of matches over the last couple of months and it can be a frustration when you see the gap isn't really closing.
memories great-year years
I had five great years at Liverpool and I would rather just keep that memory as it is.
forever fans stills
I am still a Liverpool fan and will be forever, absolutely
football home player
I've still got Paul Scholes' shirt at home which I swapped with him once. When I was at Liverpool he was one of the players I liked most. Maybe he's not valued as much as he should be in England because of the style of football there and because he keeps a low profile. Perhaps he would have been more valued in Spain, where midfielders like him form part of the 'ideal.' Fans in Spain rate him very highly and I admire him a huge amount.
soccer impossible
I tried to do everything just as I would before any other match, but it was impossible.
soccer fighting long
As long as we have the possibility then we still have to fight for it.
soccer winning
We will have to go to win. There's no other option. We have one more match.