Jarrod Bowen Quotes

I would like to do what Cristiano has done: start wide and go into the middle as a No. 10 or 9.

I am a striker or at least a playmaker behind the front man, certainly not a wide man. But with Rome and Milan, I was only playing on the wings.

In attack, I can play in every position.

Sometimes when I play on the wing, I have to remind myself to stay out wide because I tend to naturally drift in towards the ball. I try to get on the ball and make something happen.

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

I like the idea of playing with a bit more tactical freedom, either in a deeper role or supporting the strikers more often.

Trequartista is an important position in the team.

I prefer the 4-2-3-1 formation and stick to it but have my own interpretations.

I've played as a lone striker and enjoyed it, especially if you have good supporting players around you. But a full season by myself? That would be hard.

My perfect formation would be 4-3-3 with one holding and then the two going forward. I would be one of the ones going forward.

I give assists; I create chances, because I can't forget my position. I play still on the wing, not No 9. I play for the team, and everyone can see that.

It's different to play midfielder and striker or No. 10, but I enjoy all the positions I can play.

You need two or three players who can do that - play behind the striker, on the right wing, the left wing... striker, maybe. If we have those, it's good for the team.

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.

I came from Ajax where you play 4-3-3 and as a winger they didn't want you to defend.

Muller is part No. 7 and part No. 9, a second striker. But in Ancelotti's system, there is no room for that type of player.

I hate false nines.

I know that I can play in the middle, on the right, or up front.

With Bayern, we want a lot of ball possession and to control the play, so I operate sometimes like the 11th outfield player. Thus I am included a lot into the build-up play and have a lot of touches of the ball.

You never really get to the point in any offense - even when I was in New England for six years - where things don't change.

I would say I am more comfortable in the centre of midfield. But when you are at a big club like Liverpool, you maybe get played in positions with which you might not be so familiar. But you have got to learn the different roles, because it gives you a better opportunity to play.

The formation is not the most important thing.

At Golden State, it was basically a guard-oriented offense and it wasn't either around me or in my direction.

If you look at Dele, he does everything. He wants the ball into feet. Sometimes he'll run in behind; sometimes he'll get the ball in the box - he's all energy. He does everything.

I was born a trequartista, and have adapted myself to playing in other roles.