Quotes About Football

Growing up I've been playing as an attacking midfielder, more central in the midfield. I wouldn't say if I'm most comfortable there but that's where I grew up playing.

If you are playing on the left of a four-man midfield, there are a lot more defensive duties to do, so you can't find the times to keep attacking. But if you're on the left of a 4-3-3, I find that position really good as well.

I prefer to play in midfield, whether that is attacking midfield or defensive midfield.

The No 10 position is my favourite role, and I'm a player who likes to play in between the lines and try and break that midfield line.

When I was at MK Dons, I played all the games in centre midfield, so it's not like it's new to me.

My position at Tottenham was in the centre of midfield, and I have played there for Croatia, I feel I am best there.

Over the long term, it is definitely my ambition to play in the midfield.

I have been playing box-to-box more for Everton as a two, so I have felt comfortable in that position, but anywhere across the midfield I can play.

When the manager asks me to play somewhere, I play there. But my best position is midfield.

Arsenal wanted me to be a controller in the midfield, an Emmanuel Petit-type.

Playing left midfield a lot at West Ham has been tough but the manager has put me there and I've got every faith in what he's doing.

It hurts when you're always doing your best for your club, and then you hear that you might be going to Tottenham.

I mean, Mike Riley is an idiot, but I can't do anything to change that. He wasn't supposed to be a head coach in the NFL.

Bottom line, to win football games, we've got to get Mike Evans the ball.

It would have been a shame not to reach 300 appearances with Milan, after 12 years as a Rossonero and 126 goals.

After all the good years in the kit, I hope to close my career with Milan.

Ancelotti is a coach with a lot of experience. He won the Champions League while at Milan, playing some great football in the process.

The arrival of Beckham at Milan is not just a matter of marketing.

In 2008 or 2009, every big club wanted me: Juventus, Inter, Milan, Barca, Real, Chelsea, Manchester.

I want to end my career at Milan.

AC Milan would never have been the same club without Paolo Maldini or Franco Baresi and they certainly would have never had the same amount of success.

My dream is to stay at AC Milan for my entire career.

I have to say that clubs like Piacenza, Atalanta, and Parma always call me, they make me feel important. Probably they also appreciated me as a man, not just as a player. But after everything I've experienced with the Rossoneri's shirt, I think it's right that I end my career at Milan.

I cannot see Kaka wearing another jersey. He is loved by everyone here and he adores the environment at Milan.