Marouane Fellaini Quotes

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

I can play in a number of positions, on the left, as a No 10, or off the right.

I'm a mix between a striker and a midfielder.

At Newcastle, I was playing in the No 10 position but also in midfield as a left winger.

Nowadays midfielders definitely have to be complete players - you can't just be a destroyer, you have to build play too.

I feel more comfortable where I play for Colombia because I like to be closer to the goal; that works better for me. I can score and pass from there. But as a player, I have to be prepared to play in any position.

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.

Striker is my favourite position, but once I get on the pitch, whether it's out on the wing or in the middle, I just want to enjoy my football and try and produce as good a performance as possible.

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.

When I play, I just try to score goals or assist someone - that's my job.

Normally, I am a player who can play in different positions, but never in defence.

There are strikers all over the world who wouldn't get the goals if they didn't have a creative midfielder or someone that enjoys making assists.

I've always had one in my teams - that sort of central pivot that orchestrates the game.

People say that Rooney could have been like Lionel Messi, a more prolific goalscorer who dribbles past opponents more. But they are different characters. You will never see Messi snapping around the heels of an opponent to win the ball back deep in his own half. Wayne does that all the time, and sometimes that enthusiasm will count against him.

I think I can play both deep field and inside the box.

Balotelli can play as a striker, as a winger.

I have been playing box-to-box more for Everton as a two, so I have felt comfortable in that position, but anywhere across the midfield I can play.

I know the importance of the number 10. In Brazil, the one who wears 10 constructs the attacks.

In modern day football, you've got to play in different positions. I've played in numerous positions, apart from centre-back and goalkeeper, I think.

I played in different positions as a kid, and it helped me learn different parts of the game, but I found that I was always scoring goals, and that continued as I got older. I've always enjoyed scoring, and it seemed to come naturally. Fortunately, that has carried on into my professional career.

In attack, I can play in every position.

I began as a striker, then became a holding midfielder, and now I'm a centre-half. I've done everything except play in goal.

For me, there are no 'between players' in football. For me, there are clear positions and clear characteristics for all players.

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