Kevin De Bruyne Quotes

I like to watch teams who play well, ball on the floor, ball to feet, playing well as a collective.

There's a tipping point that happens with soccer in which you just kinda get it. I was drawn to it because the best soccer teams play similarly to my favorite basketball teams - like the eighties Lakers or eighties Celtics - teams that emphasized teamwork over individualism and relied on passing as their biggest ongoing edge.

There is so much interaction in a football match: between you and your team-mates and how you support each other, work for each other, make runs. But I also enjoy the other aspect: the pressing and how people work so hard to recover the ball.

To be successful you have to find a good balance between offence and defence, to work without the ball, but our main tactic is to work with the ball, to be in possession.

I compliment Kramer perfectly. We both put in a lot of legwork, win many balls, and we're comfortable with the ball at our feet. We also talk a lot both off and on the pitch.

The midfield is the heartbeat of a football team, it's the centre of the action, so you can't just do one thing.

I always play football in my team, and I know that if you play too much long ball, then it's difficult.

When I get the ball, the players need to start running, and then I just feed them with the ball.

When I play, I like to use my pace and to link up with my team-mates.

There are a lot of things you learn from playing wide. You also understand the way that you can coordinate with the front three or front two.

I love good flowing football where the whole team is engaged.

For me, good football is not about how many skills you show or how many players you beat. It's about making the right decision every time you have the ball.

Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple.

For me football is more about making the right pass at the right time.

I know when I step into midfield I have to sharpen my feet up and be more aware of what's around me, at centre back it's more about timing, positioning and communication.

When I go into games as a forward, my job is really clear, and I just have to execute. But as a midfielder, you get to sort of enjoy the game more, and you get to feel the game and dictate the play.

As a player I was taught the importance of working four or five passes within your team and then stretching the play. That's something I believe in strongly as a coach.

At Chelsea, there's more focus on team shape, a lot of work on tactics.

You have to have a great offensive line, great quarterback and guys around you that believe in you and help you.

When you defend and rebound and you trust the pass on the offensive end, you're going to have the ability to win a lot of games.

Yes, many times an assist is more difficult than a goal; you need to find the right space and measure the force used in order to provide your teammate with the right position in order to score.

The most difficult thing is football is to give the ball to a player that has the same colour shirt.

Sometimes when you play on the wing it gets a bit isolated and you can't help as much. But if you play a bit more central I can get the ball a lot more and help a lot more.

I like to control the ball and analyse the game.

I like playing just outside of my own penalty box, the player who receives the ball and organises the game.