I am very happy that a great club like Barcelona is interested in me, as that is priceless.

I wouldn't say it was a relief to leave Spurs but it was clear I had to. It was a difficult time.

Fans who showed me a lot of affection during my three years at Corinthians continue to follow me.

You can lose a game by two or three and say: 'Oh we made this mistake, we made that mistake, we lost.' But if you lose 7-1 what can you say?

What I always say is when I am at a club I am enjoying what that club has to offer.

When I went from Tottenham to China a lot of people said that was it, my career was over. I had a couple of other offers at the time but they were both loans and I would have had to go back at the end. I just wanted to play.

When I came to Barca, I know some people doubted me. They weren't totally convinced. But, and I've said this before, that never really bothers me.

If we need to play ugly to win a match, we are going to do that.

I just try to enjoy the opportunities that come my way.

If we can't handle pressure, we don't play football.

I've always looked at what Lampard does, and to me is a huge phenomenon - the way he hits the ball, what positions he takes up - he really is incredible.

In football you just never know what's next.

Tite gives me absolute freedom to do what I have always done throughout my career.

I have always been very calm and with all the triumphs I have had I have always been sure to thank my colleagues and take things in a humble way. It is only because of this humility that I have achieved so much.

We are not going to compare one player to another but my way of playing is a lot more Lampard than Busquets.

For the clubs that I've played for I always tried to fulfill my contract.

As a player, I just focus on the games and concentrate on improving myself.

When I was 19 years old, I quit football completely. For about a month, I stayed at home in a depression. This was in the summer of 2008.

I'm happy to be scoring important goals in the national team and here in Guangzhou, too.

I've heard it said that I'm silencing the critics so many times but it's not that: I don't have to prove myself to anyone.

In my second season at Tottenham, things didn't go as I wanted but I accepted the offer from Chinese football and there I recovered my confidence and I won titles.

I did not have to prove anything to people who doubted me, just to my team-mates and to Barcelona. The best thing is to do it on the field, with victories, with goals. But more than the goals is winning matches.

Here in the Premier League you need to be very quick mentally. Spaces are shorter and the game is much more tactical and tight.

It is the dream of every player. Imagine winning the World Cup in your own country. It would be the happiest day of my career.