Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Quotes

Messi simply cannot be stopped by yourself. Ronaldo is easier because he is more about athletic prowess.

The players who tend to make the difference are often great dribblers. Some are very fast; others have a repertoire of moves and feints. These players need to have great technique in order to be good dribblers. But I'm not a good dribbler.

It's harder to defend against Lionel Messi than Cristiano Ronaldo.

When Messi gets the chance to go one against one, he is very difficult to stop on his own.

Rashford's pace is incredible. You don't catch him when he breaks away.

One of my friends, Bruno Andrade, was so quick, he just used to knock the ball past whoever he was playing against, and I thought, 'Why can't I do that?' Until then, I would try to dribble and maybe try a stepover, but Andre would just knock it then - beep, beep - and he was so fast, he would get there first.

Lionel Messi is a wonderful player. Very skillful. Highly intelligent. He is not good in the air.

I'm a naturally gifted left-footed footballer.

It is very hard to find a good defender who is strong and good with the ball. Very hard.

More than anything I prefer the ball on the floor. I think I play my best football on the floor. There is a delicacy to this big giant.

Neymar will never fail to have technique and creativity.

In soccer, you have to be sly.

Carrying the ball is one of the strongest points in my game and I like to be a danger on the pitch.

Growing up, I loved Messi. I love how he dribbles, how he plays the game, it just makes it look so easy and it makes it look so fun.

I can keep the ball and pass it, and I've always felt comfortable with the ball at my feet.

Lionel Messi, I never saw him in the gym. I've never seen him train in the stops or do technical exercises.

We all know what a great player Cristiano is.

I wasn't the most technical player. But I was fast, and if I push the ball past a player, I can get there. Everyone always made fun of me in a good way for that.

When you're at a club like Liverpool, it's always about what you can do with the ball.

Ronaldo? He is the most dangerous player at Real. It is hard to stop him, like Messi, because both score a lot of goals, and you never know what is going to be the next thing they will invent for scoring.

Salah's one of the best players in the world. He's fast, but I've played against other fast players such as Mbappe.

It's difficult to mark Ronaldo. I think he has a lot of qualities. He has all the abilities a striker can possesses. He's very good with the head, the right foot, the left foot. His strike is the same whatever the feet.

Germany are a tough opponent. They are quick and break on the counter at speed, and they are bursting with confidence.

If you're playing for five hours you don't want to score goals all the time and I loved dribbling. I could score a goal, but I preferred to dribble.

English football is so physical and fast that when you see a space, you have to go into it with all your speed.