Kieran Trippier Quotes

I used to watch Beckham and Andrea Pirlo. Players like that, they had a fantastic right foot on them; everyone knows that.

There are lots of brilliant free kick specialists in the world. But the technique of Cristiano Ronaldo and David Beckham fascinates me most of all.

I first learnt to play football as a striker and it was only when I joined City that I learnt how to become a midfielder thanks to the help I received from the staff at the Academy.

In Germany, my focus was mainly on dribbling.

Ever since I was in the youth team at City, I've always loved crossing the ball.

Before I went to Liverpool, I was a striker and then sometimes a No. 8 or No. 10, and my thing was shooting, finishing, and long-distance shots.

Ronaldinho takes great free kicks and has scored a lot of nice goals from free play.

Lionel Messi is a wonderful player. Very skillful. Highly intelligent. He is not good in the air.

Ronaldo is different from Messi. He is very impressive down the wings.

Messi has the best technique in the world.

In football, the only game I know is the 90-minutes game. It's not mind games; I don't try to do that.

I like football very much. That's what I like. I play it quite well.

I'm an attacker, and forwards always want to score.

I love watching Messi with the ball at his feet. He scores goals and everything else.

Poldi can do much more than just play on the wing.

I'm working on my final ball, my precision in front of goal, my one-on-one attacking ability, just new ways to beat defenders and help my team.

When I first began playing football, I was a striker.

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.

Obviously, football and soccer seem to clash a lot, but soccer was great for me. It's a game that you play with triangles. You make a pass thinking that the person you pass the ball to is going to make the next pass.

Playing lovely football and making wonderful saves is not a challenge.

My favourite position is as midfielder, playing with Xabi and Khedira.

Since I was in the youth team I would love to dribble past opponents with a dummy. That tendency got even stronger under Giampiero Ventura at Bari, as we never threw the ball away.

I'm an attacking midfielder.

I don't take the ball in the middle of the pitch and dribble past six guys.

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.