体坛英语资讯：Arthur reveals admiration for Xavi, Messi
<p><span word="RIO">RIO</span> <span word="DE">DE</span> <span word="JANEIRO">JANEIRO</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 6-- <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span> <span word="midfielder">midfielder</span> <span word="Arthur">Arthur</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="lavished">lavished</span> <span word="praise">praise</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="Xavi">Xavi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="admits">admits</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="models">models</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="winner">winner</span>.</p><p><span word="Arthur">Arthur</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="adapted">adapted</span> <span word="impressively">impressively</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Camp">Camp</span> <span word="Nou">Nou</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Gremio">Gremio</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="berth">berth</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="Ernesto">Ernesto</span> <span word="Valverde">Valverde</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="play">play</span> - <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="penchant">penchant</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="possession">possession</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tight">tight</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> - <span word="has">has</span> <span word="prompted">prompted</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="pundits">pundits</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dub">dub</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Xavi">Xavi</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="shies">shies</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="comparisons">comparisons</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="admired">admired</span> <span word="him">him</span>," <span word="Arthur">Arthur</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="Globo">Globo</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>. "<span word="Everything">Everything</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="train">train</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="admired">admired</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="play">play</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="cerebral">cerebral</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="else">else</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="virtues">virtues</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="qualities">qualities</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="game">game</span>."</p><p><span word="Arthur">Arthur</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="cap">cap</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2-0 <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="admiration">admiration</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span> <span word="teammate">teammate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="Ballon">Ballon</span> <span word="d">d</span>'<span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="Lionel">Lionel</span> <span word="Messi">Messi</span>.</p><p>"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dimension">dimension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Messi">Messi</span> <span word="is">is</span>," <span word="the">the</span> 22-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="He">He</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="can">can</span>. <span word="Generally">Generally</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="player">player</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="possibilities">possibilities</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="Messi">Messi</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> 15 <span word="or">or</span> 20 <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>."</p>
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