Andres Iniesta: Barça's midfielder in 10 phrases

Andres Iniesta: Barça's midfielder in 10 phrases

Andres Iniesta spoke for the first time this season on Friday morning after returning to training with Barcelona on Thursday. The midfielder hopes that the Luis Enrique 'era' will allow Barcelona to return to being a winning team.

Here is what he had to say in 10 phrases:

1. 'New' Barça: "We are starting from zero. There have been lots of changes in every sense, but the hunger to have a great season is at the maximum."

2. Luis Suarez: "He is one of the best forwards in the world. He will provide goals, hard work and mobility, all of which are fundamental."

3. Alen Halilovic: "He has a lot of quality and fits the 'Barça profile'. Being here is a great place for him."

4. Reuninion with Luis Enrique: "When I was first called up to train with the first team, I didn't know where the dressing room was and it was him who I had to ask. The players have to believe in what he tells us to do."

5. Enrique-Guardiola: "Maybe they have similarities. The moment is similar, but every situation is different."

6. Xavi Hernandez: "That he is staying is some of the best news of the summer. After so many years, it would have been strange if he had gone."

7. Reinforcements: "The club have looked for what the team was lacking. Ivan Rakitic and Jeremy Mathieu come to add numbers."

8. Gap left by Valdes and Puyol: "Every player has to be their own leader. There are some that have been here longer than others, but this group, for so many years, has been able to count on a healthy and united dressing room."

9. Lionel Messi: "I don't know if a player is a better or not, what matters is the team. A bad match for Leo is the best match of any other player."

10. Txema Corbella's departure: "They are decisions which are difficult to take. As his friend, I only have positive words about him. He has left a footprint among people, and that is the most difficult."