Oliver Burke Quotes

When you play soccer, most of the time you got to get the ball moving, but once you get into that attacking third you gotta' be creative, you gotta' let your talent take over.

Playing me in different positions helped me to get in the head of the others players: to know what they're thinking, where and how they are going to move.

The most important thing is to help the team to come in front of the goal with one-two passes, I drop down, or I give them space, because for defenders, it's always difficult to have a false nine because they don't have a direct player against them, so they don't know exactly what to do.

Tactically, I know how to play on one side even though I remain convinced that I can play better through the middle.

Any quarterback that understands what the offense is really about is going to succeed.

I can be the only defensive midfielder and try and break up play. Or I can play a little more forward.

A good coach is someone who can break down players, someone who is good with angles, setting up points on the court.

If someone is going to spend a whole game marking you, then there may be games when I will have to sacrifice myself for the team and take them away and create space for a team-mate.

Before I receive the ball I already know how that play is developing so I'm able to give rhythm to that play.

I think I'm quite a clever player and that I realise there are times when I can be offensive but others when I must be more compact and work for the team, because that is what matters.

I like to control the ball and analyse the game.

When you play in Serie A, it's crucial to keep a clear head and use it for more than just scoring goals.

Football is open; it is not only keeping possession of the ball and making more passes.

In every country, you play a different style of football. Sometimes if it's really tactical, like it is in Spain, it seems like it slows down the tempo, but it's not really the case.

I have to open the game from my position. It's really important to play with the ball.

I spent the best part of 20 years trying to stop people like Chris Waddle from playing. Now I'm convinced that good touch and loads of movement are the way forward.

A big part of my game is movement. The players that I play with understand that and took the time to see where I like to run, and it's worked out.

Pastore has so many qualities. Every pass he makes puts our forwards into position and we create a lot of opportunities thanks to him.

You have got to be one step ahead, as a striker, to create that space you need. Apart from the ball, when you're a striker, it is space that's your best friend. You need space.

We have four parts of our game: working against the ball; in possession; losing the ball; winning the ball. If you are good in all four parts, you have a good chance of winning.

You do everything you can to be successful. You know that you have to win games. It's a must. So you do the things that put your guys in the best position to be successful schematically.

This is one of the challenges we have: knowing that playing without the ball is just as important as when you have the ball.

I had a good football intelligence. I didn't need 10 games to get used to a position. I could go out and do a job.

I think as a play-caller, you have to just go out there, rely on your guys that you have that are out there, rely on the fact that they have ability. And as a quarterback, you have to go out there and just go through your reads.

In my time at Milan, the club played with a 4-3-1-2 formation, and I was the player behind the two strikers. At Real, I play behind three. There is a greater defensive obligation, but I try to work around the area.