Georginio Wijnaldum Quotes

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

If you want a left winger who plays simple, I'm not the good player.

I love Mbappe. He is so quick, carries the ball so fast, and can run the length of the pitch.

I like Jorginho, the way he plays and passes.

Cristiano Ronaldo is a player who often plays on the left side and moves between the lines.

Pogba is a midfielder who has all the qualities. When you are a midfielder you normally have some special qualities but he has everything.

I just want to show my speed and my skills as a left back and it's a position where I can go forward and come back as well and help the team both defending and attacking.

I had not so much talent. I was a striker who could score, but running was not my main goal.

Dembele likes to take players on. He's a dribbler and a power player who likes to break into space; he has the ability to do this. He has a lot of virtues.

I'm a strong striker, two-footed, and I can score goals.

Cristiano - he has it all. He has a right foot, left foot, is good in the air, so quick.

I am a defender, but I can play the ball. I have a good technique.

In soccer, you have to be sly.

Carrying the ball is one of the strongest points in my game and I like to be a danger on the pitch.

You can always get better with your ballhandling.

What I can say is that Neymar is a very good player, amazing.

Pogba is an incredible player. He has wonderful qualities; he is extremely strong.

I personally like the way John Stones plays because I think he's a great defender.

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

As a winger, you want to get at defenders and make it hard for them. Instead of them going forwards, they have to defend against you.

I really try to pride myself on route running, catching and being able to be a mismatch anywhere on the field.

It's good to have different ways to break opponents down, and speed is a big part of my game.

In my youth-team days, I was always a left-winger who would stay close to the byline and put crosses in the box, so I could never cut inside and shoot. It was only when I joined Real Madrid and started playing in a more central position, and then on the right wing, that I suddenly realised I had a really dangerous weapon.

I can play in any position in the attacking zone, but I don't like to stick to the wing, for instance. I need to have freedom to move throughout the attacking and creative zone.

I've never been blessed with height, strength and power so I've had to learn how to play differently from a young age, my game was all based on technique and when I look at players like Xavi and Iniesta they were always players I modelled myself on.