Quotes About Soccer

I just say I'd like to be an attacking midfielder.

I'm an attacking midfielder.

The Tottenham way is attacking football - that's what the fans expect.

Usually, when I'm in the 3-5-2, it's at the end of the game, in the 80th minute, where I'm really just attacking.

I'm an attacking full-back.

Whatever position allows me to get touches in the attacking third, that's the position I like the most.

Ligue 1 attracts me very much.

I played No10 for Austria.

I had spent four years at Le Havre, and when they told me they weren't keeping me, because I wasn't good for the second division, that hit me hard.

When I was a kid I wanted to play in the First Division and I wanted to play for England. I achieved both those ambitions.

When you start at Ajax and you're six or seven years old, you're in the best team in the league - always. And you have to dominate, at home and away from home. A draw is never enough. A win is never enough.

Ever since I was kid, I dreamed of playing for England.

I always liked watching Ronaldo and Ronaldinho; they were the players who I dreamt about meeting. They inspired me a lot in my own style of play.

If you never pass or dribble or go on the outside, cutting inside will stop working.

When I was young, I never shot. I always wanted to dribble the ball in the goal.

I'm one of those players who loves to dribble the ball, to run at people.

I'm not Giovinco. I don't get the ball and dribble past three players.

Everyone knows that I like to play centrally, where I can drift around. I like coming in off the right flank and having more freedom. I don't mind playing on the left, although I prefer playing centrally or on the right.

My background is in Dutch football.

I used to focus a lot in Ozil. He has a lot of quality and a very elegant style of play.

You know, I'll tell who's really embraced football is Austria. Austria's really embraced football.

I've got massive respect for Marta, I've loved watching her play, and I love seeing what she does on the ball. If I can try and emulate that in any way, then I'm going to be happy with it.

You may only touch the ball 10 or 15 times in a 90-minute game, so you always need to be present and engaged.

I didn't expect to be dropped by England.