Aleksandar Mitrovic Quotes

If there is no blood on the line, it is not rugby league.

You know that when you come to England, there are a lot of players who like to play a more physical game.

It's a physical game, and it's honestly a fight out there every play.

When a defender comes up to tackle me, I want him to feel that ground.

Just like when I was in the NFL, you've got to find those smaller dudes - and when you get your hands on them, it's bad news - all day.

I don't think the physical part of English football would be a problem. When you get the ball, you need to be ready. The defenders here are very tough. I like that.

In England, every game is like a derby, because it's physical.

The sport of soccer in general is very combative. People don't realize it's very one-on-one a lot of times.

I used to play rugby, which requires a lot of physical strength. The game requires you to get aggressive.

I don't know how many times you see 10s tackle each other.

I never hesitate to go into a tackle, and I don't go onto the pitch to pull out of a challenge.

I want to be known as a guy who breaks tackles; that's the whole objective of the game.

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.

When I played, I was an English-style centre-half. Always with my heart, always with my fighting spirit.

Coming from Australia and playing rugby, you just think that soccer is a bit soft, but I'll tell you what - it's not. It's rough as guts. It's great.

It's very physical in the midfield, but I've come into my own now, and I can handle it in there.

I think, as a midfielder, you need to have that aggression as part of your game.

This is a contact sport. It's always been a contact sport, especially late in the race.

Arsenal wanted me to be a controller in the midfield, an Emmanuel Petit-type.

Samir Nasri is a very technical player who always made the difference playing as a midfielder when he is fit.

I think a top-class midfielder needs to be able to tackle, get up and down the pitch, pass, create opportunities, and score goals. That's why I try to do everything; that's what I judge my game on.

Because I'm fairly big, I like to use my body. So I'll control the ball, even when there's a player on me, and then I'll pass.

I mean, football is a violent sport.

Huth is the sort of centre-half who will let you know he is there, so to speak, with a challenge or two early in the game.

Cristiano Ronaldo is big and strong, but Messi's technique is pure class.