Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Quotes

Normally, I play in midfield where I'm challenging the players and trying to take the ball.

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.

If I don't get the service or if I don't the ball in the box, where I want it, I start drifting into midfield. I go and look for the ball. I try to be important for the team in other areas.

I like to control the ball and analyse the game.

I like playing just outside of my own penalty box, the player who receives the ball and organises the game.

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.

I have to open the game from my position. It's really important to play with the ball.

You pressure, you want possession, you want to attack. Some teams can't or don't pass the ball. What are you playing for? What's the point? That's not football. Combine, pass, play. That's football - for me, at least.

You have to take care of the ball to win football games.

When I go into games as a forward, my job is really clear, and I just have to execute. But as a midfielder, you get to sort of enjoy the game more, and you get to feel the game and dictate the play.

As a player I was taught the importance of working four or five passes within your team and then stretching the play. That's something I believe in strongly as a coach.

I liked mostly to play football on the ground and have a little bit of playing tactics rather than just up and down, long balls and second balls. That's not really my game.

Sometimes when you play on the wing it gets a bit isolated and you can't help as much. But if you play a bit more central I can get the ball a lot more and help a lot more.

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

I'd say my main quality is keeping the ball and my passing.

This is one of the challenges we have: knowing that playing without the ball is just as important as when you have the ball.

When teams play good football, it tends to create chances for the striker.

I prefer to play in midfield, whether that is attacking midfield or defensive midfield.

I love to play in the middle to be in contact with the ball all the time. I'm very happy to play in that position.

As a player, you are more concerned with the moments when you have possession of the ball or are about to receive the ball. You are watching your team-mates and trying to decide what the possibilities are.

I like to win the ball back for the team and I can contribute going forward.

I like to get the ball on the ground, make good plays and move the ball around the pitch quickly at a good tempo.

The most important thing is to be a midfielder first, not scoring goals. You have to make the game, make an assist for the team, and if you can score, it's a plus for the team.

I would love to play alongside Wayne Rooney. He does the running of two or three players and makes a lot of space. We would be the perfect combination.

When you play with good players, they will always create chances for the forwards to score.