Manuel Pellegrini Quotes

For me, David Silva is a fantastic player because his technique is incredible, and he understands when the right time to pass the ball is.

I will aim to become a No. 10 who can score goals. Just like Lionel Messi does for Barcelona.

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.

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.

As a holding midfield player, you want movement and to play between the lines.

I have long played No. 10.

I like to play wide, but as a youth, I played more in the middle as a 10.

Firmino is a player who is really good at adapting to different positions. He is a No. 9, but he helps a lot in build-up play.

To score goals, you need to receive the ball in advantageous positions.

The reason Ozil has as many detractors as supporters is he is a bit of an anomaly - an elegant, skilful footballer who at his best evokes memories of the great number 10s from the past, but sometimes looks unsuited to the extra demands of a changing game at the very top.

I like to watch the great players, the ones who are technically good and understand the game. I try to see how they move.

The archetypal No. 10 is a skillful player who is more interested in being in possession than tracking to get the ball back.

I always dribble for a reason, and I always head for the goal.

I think Coutinho's a great team player with a huge amount of talent. He can use both feet. He scores goals. He links play well and gets between the lines in attack.

I just say I'd like to be an attacking midfielder.

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

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

Personally, I always try to focus on the little things in my game. As a defender and attacking outside back, I continuously work on completing passes, not being too predictable going forward into the attack, good services into the box, good positioning and footwork.

The No 10 position is my favourite role, and I'm a player who likes to play in between the lines and try and break that midfield line.

The main thing is I've tried to get better at everything - that includes the attacking side, being a threat, and taking people on.

That is my style of play, my strength: hold up, playing with my back to goal.

Jonathan David has a lot of qualities, as you can tell in the Belgian league he's been scoring and assisting.

It is impossible to do it for the whole game, but when you have the ball for most of the game and have players like Samir Nasri, David Silva, Yaya Toure, and Raheem Sterling, they keep the ball so well.

In the midfield, I'm not the most comfortable playing with my back to the goal, and in the midfield you find that ball a lot.

Wazza, when he plays behind the striker, he is very dangerous because he has more touches of the ball, and Wazza can create the goal as well and can score.