Louis van Gaal Quotes

Any striker like me that likes to run in behind, they could play with Thierry.

Pukki has a bit of everything, which makes him a complete striker. He times his runs well, is very intelligent in his positioning, runs hard, presses opponents and never stops moving.

I'm usually a No. 10, and the thing I most enjoy is helping my team-mates and creating goal-scoring chances for them.

When you don't give the forwards the service, then it's difficult for them to score. Not everyone's a Gareth Bale.

We can only stop Cristiano Ronaldo as a team. In front of goal, he's like a machine. You can't shut him out completely; he always gets his chances in a game because of the lines he runs and his excellent timing.

People always see the goals, and for me, strikers are not only about scoring goals.

As a No. 9, I have to be there to score goals, but that isn't the only thing. I also participate in the build-up and help my team-mates, but, above all, it's about scoring goals.

If you've got someone like Thierry Henry in your team, you get him on the ball.

The No 10 position is my favourite role, and I'm a player who likes to play in between the lines and try and break that midfield line.

You look at the Harry Kanes: although he's absolutely ruthless inside the box, he also scores goals outside the box.

If there's a shot on, I like to take the opportunity as well, and I like passing the ball - which is one of the reasons I came to Arsenal. But I'm a player that likes to come up with an end product - whether that's a goal, an assist, or helping the team to get good results.

I think there are a lot of great strikers in Europe.

Wazza, when he plays behind the striker, he is very dangerous because he has more touches of the ball, and Wazza can create the goal as well and can score.

Anytime you get good service to the box, it's always great as an attacking player because it gives you more opportunities to score.

To score goals, you need to receive the ball in advantageous positions.

Strikers love to play with other strikers, as I did with Sergio Aguero, Luis Suarez, and Edinson Cavani. You can make the most of your individual talents for the good of the team. If you can strike up a good partnership with another player, it's like striking gold.

Gabriel Jesus will be for Neymar what Benzema is for Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid. He has the same focus as Karim.

As a striker, people look at the goals you score. But for me, my game is more than just about goals, it is how you link with other players.

I've always liked technical, creative central midfielders with the capacity to score goals, such as David Silva, Samir Nasri, and Santi Cazorla.

Playing further up the pitch, you have more opportunities to score and provide assists, and it's something I liked right from the start.

Atletico players have always been characterised by this kind of player in attack like Fernando Torres, Sergio Aguero, Diego Costa, and Radamel Falcao.

The hardest thing to coach is scoring goals and creativity.

All coaches now look for forwards who not only score goals but also run back and help in midfield.

I'm a strong striker, two-footed, and I can score goals.

Batistuta gets most of his goals with the ball