Freddie Ljungberg Quotes

Every player wants to be as complete as possible and goals for a central midfielder are very important.

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.

I like to control the ball and analyse the game.

I like to play wide, but as a youth, I played more in the middle as a 10.

I like to be involved as much as I can in the game, and in the middle, you're definitely the heartbeat of the team. When you're on the right, you can go minutes without seeing the ball, and that's a long time when you're out on the pitch.

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

When the manager asks me to play somewhere, I play there. But my best position is midfield.

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.

When you get into the game you've got be thinking, when I get into the attacking third I'm gonna be freakin' creative.

Football is not about suffering. It's about enjoyment. Control the ball, be friendly with it, try to attack, try to score goals. Of course defending is part of it, but you can defend in a lot of ways.

I think Messi is an absolute giant in the game. Not so much because of his dribbles and actions. That's why most people rate him. But I think, differently from others, that he is phenomenal in his teamplay and combination play.

Sometimes in midfield, it's nice because you do get a little bit more of the ball, and maybe out wide you rely on people to get you the ball.

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

Every striker has their way of playing and their strengths and a different team behind them. That is very important.

I have to play with discipline in midfield.

I love good flowing football where the whole team is engaged.

I don't take the ball in the middle of the pitch and dribble past six guys.

I try to have an impact on every game, whether it's by making runs or using quick moves to try to get by defenders or making a nice pass to help my team.

There are teams in England who play the football I like, keeping the ball on the ground, playing a quick game with one-twos, pressing their opponents high up the pitch. If one of these clubs were interested in me, I'd adapt to them well, and they could adapt to my way of playing, which isn't so common.

When I play in central midfield, that's my favourite position.

It is very important as a midfielder to score.

Soccer can be very subtle; it's a very nuanced sport. If I happen to make things easy and people don't see it, that could be a reason why someone might stand out more than I do. But that's just the way I've grown up playing the game.

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

The position in the middle of the field is the position I'm most comfortable with and where I can improve the most.

I think that by playing centre midfield in the middle of the park, I'm doing something which comes naturally to me.