Simon Mignolet Quotes

I don't want Kylian to play like Neymar and keep the ball. Kylian is incredibly dangerous in the final move, and I want him to stay that way.

I don't want just pure roll out of the back four. I want productive mixed play... how many ways can you affect a game?

I often felt as a player in a 4-4-2, you end up being outnumbered in midfield and chasing the ball, so as a manager I liked wingbacks to push forward; it gives the midfield player on the ball three or four options.

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

I've always felt wingers, more than any type of player, can change a game.

I think the Brazil system is similar to the one we use at Liverpool, with lots of movement, players open out wide, and quality midfielders who join the attack and score goals.

Against a team who are tight inside their area, you look to find combinations, the center with the wings or with shots from outside the box.

It is well-documented that Bournemouth like to play football. I think I can give them a slightly different dimension when the ball goes into the box.

I don't say we are a defensive team. I say we are a strong team in defensive terms, but at the same time lacking sufficient fluidity in attack because that will take time to come.

I would prefer to play for and against an attacking team, but I am now used to playing against defensive teams.

Sometimes in midfield, it's nice because you do get a little bit more of the ball, and maybe out wide you rely on people to get you the ball.

It's not easy to create chances or a game when you're just receiving long balls.

When you are playing with a few players in the pocket, it doesn't leave me isolated. I have a bit more space to work and be higher up the pitch.

In England and Germany, perhaps, there is more of a focus on the physical side of the game, in breaking down the opposition's play, especially against the lower placed sides.

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

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.

As a midfielder, when you have sealed things up at the back, my job is to provide the ammunition for the strikers and forwards, to create opportunities for them.

In the Premier League, almost everyone is difficult to beat; it depends on how you begin a game and how you play in the game.

I've always been looking to get goals and assists, and to do that, I need to be higher up the pitch.

As a striker, people look at the goals you score. But for me, my game is more than just about goals, it is how you link with other players.

The strikers are the first defenders. And the first defender is the first striker to build from the back.

It is vital to maintain possession and to win it back as soon as possible, because if we win it high up, then the opposition has to run 70 metres.

The hardest thing to coach is scoring goals and creativity.

At United, we like to have wingers who give the team width and pace.

I like entertaining football but, at the same time, you can't concede goals. That's a tricky balance to find.