Gareth Barry Quotes

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

When Messi has the ball centrally, with time, he has so many options to hurt you.

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

I am a player who likes to play in between the lines and try to break that midfield line, whether it's when I receive a pass or can go and show everyone what I am about.

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.

The most important thing is to be a midfielder first, not scoring goals. You have to make the game, make an assist for the team, and if you can score, it's a plus for the team.

When you play with good players, they will always create chances for the forwards to score.

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

I've never seen a Barca without control of the game. I've never seen a Barca that doesn't have the ball and lets the opposition attack all the time.

I'm a striker. I feel I can have my greatest impact there because I'm free to roam around the pitch, take players on, have shots and create chances.

I like playing just outside of my own penalty box, the player who receives the ball and organises the game.

I'm a player who likes to get on the ball and use it.

Football is open; it is not only keeping possession of the ball and making more passes.

I'm an attacking midfielder.

I'd like to think I'm an attacking creative midfielder who can assist with goals.

I try to have an impact on every game, whether it's by making runs or using quick moves to try to get by defenders or making a nice pass to help my team.

When I play in central midfield, that's my favourite position.

I like it when I am in the middle; I am closer to the ball. The manager wants me to pass, to make assists, create chances, and I do more because I think the position is more central, and I don't ask all the time for the ball at my feet.

Sometimes I can help the team to score, to make the last pass or to get more chances and try to score. Maybe I can do this more often.

Everyone wants to score goals - that's the point of football - but you have to look at the whole situation in detail.

I think the first attacker has the ball, starts from the back, you can see everything, and you have to play with the feel of a midfielder, not a goalkeeper.

When you are a striker like me, you always play for the teammates.

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

I like attacking football, but that's not the only thing the game's about.

I'd say I was an attacking midfielder, and if you are going to be one of the best, you have to score goals and create them.