Glenn Murray Quotes

The No 10 position is my favourite role, and I'm a player who likes to play in between the lines and try and break that midfield line.

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 you've got someone like Thierry Henry in your team, you get him on the ball.

I will aim to become a No. 10 who can score goals. Just like Lionel Messi does for Barcelona.

I like attacking football, but that's not the only thing the game's about.

The only thing I would like is to have more control of the game in terms of possession.

The lower you go down the levels, the more players think they need to hang on to the ball to prove how talented they are, but that's not football.

In football, you don't hold on to the ball just to hold on to the ball. When you have it you need to be dangerous, create opportunities and score goals. And when you don't, you make sure the opposition doesn't.

I've never seen a Barca without control of the game. I've never seen a Barca that doesn't have the ball and lets the opposition attack all the time.

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.

All coaches say, 'We want to control the game. We want the ball. Blah, blah, blah, blah,' but it's impossible to have the ball all the time.

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

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

If you want to play dominant football, you need to get the ball, think fast, and play quick combinations in small spaces.

The little bit of my Brazilian side in Azzurri is perhaps to play more with the ball on the ground and have the tranquility to hold the ball. The idea is to have more control of the game.

Firmino is a player who is really good at adapting to different positions. He is a No. 9, but he helps a lot in build-up play.

I'm usually a No. 10, and the thing I most enjoy is helping my team-mates and creating goal-scoring chances for them.

When teams train now, it is about what they do with the ball and, if they lose it, how quickly they press to win it back.

I've always liked the No.10 position. You can get on the ball a lot more and attempt to dictate the play a lot more.

I received a lot of criticism maybe because in England they are not accustomed to seeing a playmaker with my skills. Because I'm not a physical player but I think more about playing the ball.

I've always liked technical, creative central midfielders with the capacity to score goals, such as David Silva, Samir Nasri, and Santi Cazorla.

We know it's impossible sometimes to have good defending against Cristiano Ronaldo but we want to keep the ball, with good possession, as then he can do nothing in attack.

I always play football in my team, and I know that if you play too much long ball, then it's difficult.

I prefer getting a lot of the ball.

I try to get early contact and keep it on the ground. I like to keep the ball down as much as I can.