Alexandre Lacazette Quotes

It is very tough to beat an English team. The type of football they play is only in the Premier League. They defend as though their lives depend on it. And they are very successful.

If I was to play on the left, I'd rather play there if there was three in midfield.

Football in England is much more direct that in Spain - not just in terms of tactics or style but in the overall approach.

In England and Germany, perhaps, there is more of a focus on the physical side of the game, in breaking down the opposition's play, especially against the lower placed sides.

When you play against a Spanish team, especially Madrid, it is quite an open game.

If you concede early against a quality team, you have to play more openly - and can get picked off.

Some big teams prefer to be very strong defensively and have two, three, four counter-attacking players.

Any good attacker will always beat a defender who's face-marking you.

Scottish football doesn't suit me perfectly, how I want to play football.

The way Guardiola plays suits me. It enables me to get into space in attacking positions.

If you're talking about English football very few teams play 4-4-2 now: it's either 4-4-1-1, 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1, they are the three major systems played throughout the Premier League.

I prefer playing in a 4-3-3.

It's aggressive, and I like the way Arsenal play football. It's not like other countries, but it's very, very nice here.

I used to be more of a bruiser. I wanted to run through people. Now I try to run around them.

You can play just as offensively with one striker as with two.

I think, from our point of view, my opinion is that La Liga, the tempo and physicality is completely different to the Premier League. Technically, some of the teams there are absolutely tip top.

Iceland won't change. No matter who they play, they're 4-4-2.

When I was playing, I always preferred to be meeting a side like the Faroe Isles or San Marino early doors. Do things right in those games, and you knew you would get six points on the board, at least be up and running and challenging in the group.

My perfect formation would be 4-3-3 with one holding and then the two going forward. I would be one of the ones going forward.

Whether a player rotates more or less depends on his form and his position. It's not the same for a center back as it is for a winger. Every player is different.

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.

I think, a lot of teams, when they come to Anfield and they play a draw, they think it is a good result.

I like to play as a No. 10. I think I have more freedom offensively. For Belgium, we have full backs who run hard and create a lot of space, which is good, and I like to play there.

In Spain, you get seven clear chances a game to receive the ball and shoot. In Italy, you get very few clear balls, and you have to fight everyone to score; that makes you improve and develop.

The Premier League is a different kind of league, in terms of physical play.