Ralph Hasenhuttl Quotes

I am not that fast and skilful. I am not Raheem Sterling, am I? So I know I have to use my strength and power in the box.

Everything I did on the left I had to learn in a 4-4-2 system, it wasn't natural. To collect the ball on my wrong foot.

In Serie A if you have an exceptional physique and you train very well you can destroy any opposing defense.

Ronaldo certainly scores goals, but I do too. He certainly scores more than I do, but we don't have the same style.

You have to adapt and find your niche, in terms of the type of player you can become, both on and off the pitch. I always knew I'd have no chance against a 1.90m, 90kg defender in a duel, so the key is to avoid these situations altogether. You have to pick your space and time.

I like to be in contact with the ball, have possession, to play.

I know people say you have to be big and strong to play in the Premier League, but you cannot just judge a player by their size. You have to look at their other qualities, too.

When God built Pele, he put everything that a player needs in him. He knew how to shoot, how to dribble, how to head, be physical. He had everything that a football player needs to have. It's difficult for someone to achieve what he has in football.

I look at our sport as the same as tennis. Male and female tennis is very, very different. The men's is more quick and powerful, and the women's is more about finesse and has more rallies - and that's the same with men's and women's football.

Busquets is a sitting midfield player who breaks up play, intercepts, passes it very quickly and is intelligent. That's what he is. He's not much more than that, but he gets a lot of praise for it. Whereas Eric Dier does a similar job, but sometimes gets loads of criticism for it.

Smaller players in the Premier League are very good at using their bodies and that's what I will continue to do.

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

I started to realise I am not as strong as others, and I can't muscle someone off the ball who is twice the size of me. So I have altered my game, playing on the half-turn, for example, and it's made me a much better player.

Pogba was our Usain Bolt - he allowed us to play in a certain way.

I don't want to be known for someone that's good-looking. I want to be known as someone who is one of the best midfielders. That's my thing.

I have always tried to live football from a survivalist perspective.

I experienced that the ball is the most important thing. When you have the ball, the other team really can't do anything.

Stylistically, Tommy Hearns is much better than Marvin Hagler - his technique and punching were better - but he just couldn't do it. He couldn't beat Marvin Hagler, and it's because styles make fights.

Everyone's got talent at the level we're at. But being a smart, tough football player - there's a huge premium for that.

I know that I'm not the fastest or the strongest or the best in the air, so from a very early age, I had to be positionally sound, or I was going to get beat. So you just kind of learn as you grow.

The way you adapt and play against different teams and different styles is going to be important.

I've always liked the No.10 position. You can get on the ball a lot more and attempt to dictate the play a lot more.

Liverpool are not used to playing a 16-and-a-half stone striker.

I don't want to become a player who spends half his time running round after the breakdown, because that won't get the best out of me.

I couldn't sign for Barca, as I can't play football the way Xavi wants.