Quotes About Possession

The Iraqi people will not allow any country to take possession of their own resources.

The experience of playing EuroLeague ball gave myself a different perspective on just the way the game's played. Every possession matters. Everything has to be on point. Offence, defensively - everybody has to be connected.

If you play every time, long balls, you lose possession and you lose momentum. I don't want to be like that.

It's not just about getting the ball and figuring out every time how you can keep possession, because there are plenty of players who can do that. That's just not how I view my performances. It's about, What can I do to change the game and the attacking aspect of the game?

When I see a game on the television, and you see afterwards 'possession percentage 60-40,' that doesn't say anything for me because it could be that one team is playing the ball between the back four 120 times.

We have four parts of our game: working against the ball; in possession; losing the ball; winning the ball. If you are good in all four parts, you have a good chance of winning.

The most dazzling aspect of 'Possession' is Ms. Byatt's canny invention of letters, poems and diaries from the 19th century.

Football is open; it is not only keeping possession of the ball and making more passes.

I was interested with exploring the idea of who gets to be in possession of the land - how it's sometimes impossible to go back home, how family can be the thing that drags you down.

I like it when the team is in control of the match. I like very much the ball possession; I like to play in the other half.

I love this style: get the ball back quickly, then play possession with so many combinations. When you watch that, you get the feeling you want to go out on the pitch and play football with your friends and just enjoy yourself. City and Barcelona are great examples.

At Tottenham, I'm asked to take a lot of risks to keep maximum possession of the ball and build from the back.

When you play against a top side, you know they will have more possession, and they will be in more control, and you have to find one or two counterattacks.

In the postseason, every possession counts, so it's the little things.

I think time of possession is overrated, unless you are scoring.

The number one thing is to catch the football and maintain possession.

It doesn't matter who has possession, it matters who scores.

I want my team to play well almost all of the time and have possession of the ball.

If the guys up front don't get possession, they can't score.

Honestly, Thibs is a dog. He's a guy that is an extreme competitor and very aware of everything that's going on. Takes each possession like it's our last, and really coaches with the type of intensity and passion that you want from a coach.

We know it's impossible sometimes to have good defending against Cristiano Ronaldo but we want to keep the ball, with good possession, as then he can do nothing in attack.

Oriol Romeu is very strong and doesn't lose possession much. He's a very complete player and makes good cover.

I like to have the ball, to have possession and to play passes, to create chances for my team-mates. I think that is what makes me strong.

For anyone who wants to tell me time of possession doesn't matter, you're a moron. It matters.