Gary Lineker Quotes

Messi is just an anomaly: he can dribble, he can score, he can pass, he has the vision, he understands the game.

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.

Usually, the most intelligent player is a midfielder.

The best player I ever played with is probably Cesc Fabregas. I only got to play with him for a year before he went back to Barcelona, but I learned so much from him - the way he knew what he was going to do with the ball before he got it and his passing - and he scored goals.

I think I was called 'the pianist' because of the way I play. It's true that I don't score many goals, just a few, but they are beautiful when I do score! I think it's more about my style of play, how I touch the ball, how I pass the ball, how I move it.

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

I had not so much talent. I was a striker who could score, but running was not my main goal.

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.

Sadio Mane is a world-class player. He is almost perfect. He moves very fast, controls the ball well and is very intelligent in his movements.

I'm a strong striker, two-footed, and I can score goals.

Cristiano - he has it all. He has a right foot, left foot, is good in the air, so quick.

Guardiola likes footballers who can pass the ball, who have eyes for the best position and the right runs.

Donovan McNabb has great, fast feet and has learned to lock them in to run the Eagles' offense effectively.

I love watching Messi with the ball at his feet. He scores goals and everything else.

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

Ozil is a genius. He has one-of-a-kind vision for the game. He has two eyes in the front of his head and two eyes in the back.

All players rolled into one: from defensive midfielder to attacking midfielder to attacker. I want to take the qualities from everyone. I'd like to get to the level where I have everything: Vieira, Deschamps, Zidane, Ronaldinho, Henry, Ronaldo. It wouldn't be bad, that.

What I can say is that Neymar is a very good player, amazing.

Felipe Anderson's got a good engine, pace, skill, passing ability and a decent shot on him.

Ibrahimovic? In my opinion, Ibra is the best striker in Europe. It makes me laugh when people say he misses crucial chances.

Pogba is a midfielder who has all the qualities. When you are a midfielder you normally have some special qualities but he has everything.

Messi is one of the best strikers in the world, one of the very best players.

Messi is the best in the world, even when he is defending.

You gain know-how from playing matches because every moment of a football match has its own rhythm.

I love Forlan. He runs a lot, shoots with both feet, puts pressure on and he is intelligent and fast.