Harry Maguire Quotes

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

I think Messi is an absolute giant in the game. Not so much because of his dribbles and actions. That's why most people rate him. But I think, differently from others, that he is phenomenal in his teamplay and combination play.

Sometimes a team plays very well but doesn't manage to score, while another team comes and scores. But then, that's how football is.

I like to control the ball and analyse the game.

If you have a good midfield, you have a good team.

It is very important as a midfielder to score.

I am an attacking midfielder, and I have scored goals, but I want to score more and win more.

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.

It's true that it's good to have a good striker, but you have to win.

Football's not just about scoring goals - it's about winning.

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.

Football is a game of skill, we kicked them a bit and they kicked us a bit.

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.

I've got a defensive responsibility as well as trying to get goals and assists. I'm trying to do that.

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.

Normally I provide a lot of assists and do a lot of dribbling - but it's always great when you score a goal.

Well, it's about getting points. And there are different ways of getting points. Whether you're offensively good, capable of scoring enough goals to win enough games, or resilient enough not to lose too many.

I can win the ball. I can clear the ball.

It gives me a lot of confidence to play with my feet, and I have to be focused for 90 minutes.

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.

I first learnt to play football as a striker and it was only when I joined City that I learnt how to become a midfielder thanks to the help I received from the staff at the Academy.

The sport of soccer in general is very combative. People don't realize it's very one-on-one a lot of times.

In football you have to look forward.

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

Obviously, football and soccer seem to clash a lot, but soccer was great for me. It's a game that you play with triangles. You make a pass thinking that the person you pass the ball to is going to make the next pass.