Robin Van Persie Quotes

I like to control the ball and analyse the game.

There are many talented midfielders but not the kind of playmaker I am.

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.

If we concede three, and I am marvellous on the ball, it is no good.

Some lads were dribblers, some lads just loved scoring goals, whereas I enjoyed and took pride in practicing my passing and that. That's how it was.

The position in the middle of the field is the position I'm most comfortable with and where I can improve the most.

There are a lot of great midfielders in the world, with each having their own unique style.

I think that by playing centre midfield in the middle of the park, I'm doing something which comes naturally to me.

If you're playing for five hours you don't want to score goals all the time and I loved dribbling. I could score a goal, but I preferred to dribble.

When you get into the game you've got be thinking, when I get into the attacking third I'm gonna be freakin' creative.

Football is not about suffering. It's about enjoyment. Control the ball, be friendly with it, try to attack, try to score goals. Of course defending is part of it, but you can defend in a lot of ways.

Normally, midfielders only pass the ball, but I dribble as well.

I've always had one in my teams - that sort of central pivot that orchestrates the game.

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

As kids we'd be forever shooting at dad and I started as a striker, but I eventually became a pivote, the position I like most and best suits my characteristics.

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'm a versatile player, I'm a technical player, and I play with my head, but I can progress further.

I like to play wide, but as a youth, I played more in the middle as a 10.

Suarez and Neymar play the way they play because of him. They are great players but they are made greater by Messi.

Normally, I play in midfield where I'm challenging the players and trying to take the ball.

I'm not Giovinco. I don't get the ball and dribble past three players.

I have grown up as a player watching many champions like Pirlo and Xavi. I have watched them and tried to learn from how they do things.

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

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

Soccer can be very subtle; it's a very nuanced sport. If I happen to make things easy and people don't see it, that could be a reason why someone might stand out more than I do. But that's just the way I've grown up playing the game.