Tom Cairney Quotes

I'd say I was an attacking midfielder, and if you are going to be one of the best, you have to score goals and create them.

When you get into the game you've got be thinking, when I get into the attacking third I'm gonna be freakin' creative.

If I was to play on the left, I'd rather play there if there was three in midfield.

With Arsenal, I've been playing out wide, which is not me.

I'm an attacking player, and I can play wide.

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

I like to play wide, but as a youth, I played more in the middle as a 10.

I have to play with discipline in midfield.

I'm an attacking midfielder.

It's important for a striker to play in a position which is natural for him.

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.

The best place for Cristiano is not out on the wings. The best for him is to play in every position.

You need two or three players who can do that - play behind the striker, on the right wing, the left wing... striker, maybe. If we have those, it's good for the team.

I like to play in the middle, even though I can play on both wings.

I prefer scoring goals, but when I am playing out on the right, I tend to come inside and provide assists, but I also like playing on the left, and I think if that is where I play, then I will have more chance of scoring - but I just hope I can help the team score goals with my assists.

I just want to be able to be an attacking influence and have that effect further up the pitch; whether that's from an attacking midfield position or one of the wider positions coming in, I'm not too fussed.

I'm happy to play as a centre forward or a second striker, like in the national team with Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani.

I like to be in contact with the ball, have possession, to play.

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.

I would like to do what Cristiano has done: start wide and go into the middle as a No. 10 or 9.

I like to play with my back to the goal, but my colleagues have to tell me when I'm alone or how much room I have so I can choose to pass or to go straight for the goal.

Firmino is a player who is really good at adapting to different positions. He is a No. 9, but he helps a lot in build-up play.

I like to play as a No. 10. I think I have more freedom offensively. For Belgium, we have full backs who run hard and create a lot of space, which is good, and I like to play there.

Italy do not only defend; they can attack, too. They have attacking qualities, and they create chances.

I know the importance of the number 10. In Brazil, the one who wears 10 constructs the attacks.