Brendan Rodgers Quotes

I can play left-back; I can play in midfield or on the left or right wings.

I can play in any position except goalkeeper.

Leo would also be unstoppable if I played him at full-back. Messi is simply the best there is.

I can play at full back on either side, but I prefer the central defensive position.

I've played all over, to be honest. Centre-half, defensive midfield, attacking midfield.

Before I went to Liverpool, I was a striker and then sometimes a No. 8 or No. 10, and my thing was shooting, finishing, and long-distance shots.

If you score goals, you play. It's as simple as that.

The players on the pitch are the ones who decide who takes the spot-kick.

I am a striker, so I have to score goals and give assists.

I began as a striker, then became a holding midfielder, and now I'm a centre-half. I've done everything except play in goal.

I started out as a defender. I played as a full-back, and then I moved into the centre. I played defence right the way through until the Under-18s. Honestly!

Neuer is the best goalkeeper in the world by far.

Do I want to be the best defender in Europe? Of course. Any defender will tell you that - who wouldn't want to be the best?

I'm a striker. it's our job, and it's true that we need to score, and I am happy when I do.

All the great teams need a real top striker in order to win in Europe.

I want to be on the pitch, whether it is for someone else or for Leicester.

Ever since I started playing football, I've always taken the number 10 shirt.

In every club, 11 players are happy and the others unhappy. This is correct because if one player doesn't play and is happy, he's crazy.

Messi will be great regardless of the position where he plays.

Who is the best goalkeeper in the world? It's always hard to choose because there are so many great goalkeepers.

As a young player, I played up front, on the wing, in midfield, and when I started in the reserves at Standard Liege, I played centre back.

I genuinely enjoy watching the full-back run up the pitch and going across to fill in.

When I started, I was a striker for the first few months. Our goalkeeper didn't show up once, and the team was asked who wanted to fill in for him. No-one really wanted to, but I thought it would be an interesting challenge, so I agreed to do it.

There's players around the world that get assists from number 10s or wingers.

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.