Dimitri Payet Quotes

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

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

When we talk about Arsene Wenger, I like the fact that he focuses 80 percent about the style of play he wants for his team and not taking so much consideration into the other team.

I don't have any secrets. I know my style of football and sometimes it's pretty simple.

I can be the only defensive midfielder and try and break up play. Or I can play a little more forward.

As I see it, Seedorf and I are coaches who handle the concept of a more proactive game.

The truth is I like the style of playing the ball out and hitting long passes.

With Arsene, he wanted us to play in the same way regardless of the opponents. The idea was that we could play in our way and beat anyone.

We've got to make sure we have players that can break teams down because there's no space in behind; we need to problem-solve in a different way.

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

Maybe other managers would see their team score one goal and then prefer to go back and counter-attack, then try to score the second goal. A lot of those managers are the best managers at the moment, but for me, it's very important to continue the way I play.

Someone said that my coaching is a combination of Milan's defensive discipline and the Dutch propensity for attacking football, and I think that is a fair description.

The way you adapt and play against different teams and different styles is going to be important.

English football is different: always on the attack. Although one thing is clear. The best football is the Italian.

I've played under different managers, different styles, and most of my career, I was asked to play long.

Players at the highest level have got high football intelligence, so they can adapt, but at the same time you need a structure and an idea of how you've got to play that system.

I come from a Napoli team who scored 104 goals. Do you think I'm going to be hyper-defensive with Real Madrid? A team that creates chances and is great in possession is not defensive.

Tactically, I know how to play on one side even though I remain convinced that I can play better through the middle.

It's important that a player can play in different positions for if we have to change tactics.

The most important thing in Guardiola's theory is to play football, and this always stays the same. The basic idea is always the same, but different opponents offer different space which you can use to play in.

It was Thomas Tuchel's first season as coach and I played centrally always. The whole team had a great year, one that I enjoyed a lot. Our style has changed a bit, from trying to score within five seconds to a more calm and in some regard more educated style of play. We try to find the right moment - and then we explode.

I don't know why I performed well against Arsenal, but probably we prepared well, and it could be their football style as well.

There is no Benitez 'method.' We try to be more solid in defense without losing the quality in attack.

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

United's history was built on attacking football, which does not always mean that the team kept clean sheets or did not concede chances.