Gabriel Jesus: 'I bring directness and a winning mindset to the team'

Gabriel Jesus has taken time out from scoring goals to sit down for chat. The Barça forward was the latest to feature in a Q&A on the Club YouTube channel , during which he expressed how he has felt during his first month at Barça, discussed his footballing references, such as Ronaldinho, or the good atmosphere in the current dressing room, with Raphinha as one of the leaders. Those topics formed the backbone of the questions asked by blaugrana fans via the FC Barcelona YouTube channel chat.

A dream since he was little

The Brazilian forward's desire to wear the blaugrana jersey was evident as he said, "I'm really grateful to be here, at a club as great as Barcelona. I sometimes used to miss school to watch FC Barcelona play in the Champions League. So it's a dream come true to be at Barça. I hope we can make history together".

"It's been a question of adapting during this first month”, acknowledged Gabriel Jesus , who has already opened his goalscoring account for Barça. The Brazilian highlighted the quality he found in the dressing room and Hansi Flick 's work, stating, "We have amazing footballers. The coach too, who is a very good coach. We are on the right road".

Ronaldinho, a benchmark

A very special name for the Brazilian forward came up among the various questions from blaugrana fans, none other than Ronaldinho . Gabriel Jesus explained that the former blaugrana helped him to love football and Barça, and he went on to say that "He was a legend. Ronaldinho brought joy to the pitch". In fact, he expressed that the former blaugrana and Ronaldo are "the two best players in history".

Gabriel Jesus also spoke about his role in the team. The Brazilian considers that his versatility and winning mindset are two of the main qualities he can bring to Hansi Flick's side. Despite being able to play in different positions, he knows where he prefers to play, which he confirmed by saying that "I want to be the number nine right now". The forward is very excited about this new chapter and can't want to continue scoring goals in the blaugrana jersey, as he expressed that "I am at Barça, wearing the legendary number nine, and I want to make sure I do my job".

The role of the group and the fans

The forward also praised the group, by stating that "The good atmosphere in the dressing room is one of the team's strong points". If team effort is one of the strength's of Flick side, so is the support from the fans . This encouragement has been a real positive for Gabriel Jesus, who said that "We feel the support from the culers wherever we go. Whether at the Spotify Camp Nou or away from home, where there might be 100 people outside the hotel; I had never experienced that with another team".

This latest edition of the Q&A on the FC Barcelona YouTube channel presented a Gabriel Jesus happy to be at FC Barcelona. An ambitious forward who wants to write a lot of history through goals and trophies.