“I remember a Greek player from Sevilla, Vassilios Tsiartas. He was the...” — Marcos Alonso Quote

“I remember a Greek player from Sevilla, Vassilios Tsiartas. He was the best free kick taker I have seen in my life, I think. I learned from him in training. I used to hit the ball, like, five metres from goal because I couldn't reach! But I remember him telling me, 'When you are 14, 15 years old, you will take free kicks like me.'”

“The best way to make a name for yourself is to do well on the pitch.”

“It is not easy to bring the methods of a new manager to the Premier League.”

“I am proud of being a Greek of the diaspora.”

“Mid-afternoon, I snack on Greek yogurt with nuts or a green juice from Juice Press.”

“This was nostalgia in the literal Greek sense: the pain of not being able to return to one's home and family.”