A biography for Georginio Wijnaldumhasn’t been written yet.
“As a football player, you must have a big ego to respect yourself. So if you are a good player, you must say that you are good. You need to have the confidence.”
“If you don't win games, it's difficult to enjoy and see the fun in football.”
“I think if you think that far ahead about the first four, or to be champions, that is something you cannot control. You can control the training, and then the performance will come game by game, and do not think that far ahead.”
“It's irrelevant how I prefer to play and what I want. It's all about what works for the team.”
“When a lot of players come to a club, it can be difficult to gel because you don't know each other properly.”
“Every game is a new game, and anything can happen.”
“With my quality, I feel I can bring a lot to a team that I will join. I want to show it in the big leagues: England, Italy, Spain, Germany, and France.”
“I think I've shown I have the defensive discipline to play deep as the No.6 and start the build ups with my passing. I can also play higher up the pitch and make a difference in the opposition area. Being able to do both has helped me to play so many games.”
“At a club like Liverpool, you have to win everything possible, and you have to play for both - the Premier League and the Champions League.”
“For Feyenoor,d the biggest game is Ajax, but if Sparta are going to play for the title, then that will be the biggest game. It depends how both teams are doing.”
“I like to score goals, as, back in the day, I was used to scoring goals.”
“I don't think it's wrong to have a big ego. Sometimes a big ego can help you also.”
“Before I signed for Liverpool, I was playing for Newcastle as a No. 10 - basically, I was always attacking. I didn't have to do much defensive work; I didn't play as the No. 6 or the No. 8.”
“What I loved the most about the Champions League was the games at home.”
“He gave me a lot of confidence because he said he liked my way of playing football. He said I was a person he really wanted to have in his squad. Something like that is always good to hear. It made me happy, especially as it came from such a great trainer like Jurgen Klopp. He showed how good he is at Dortmund with all the success he had.”
“It's always a special game when you play against your previous club.”
“I think Anfield is a fortress.”
“You want to be able to look back and feel you were part of Liverpool's great history - win something here, and they will always remember you.”