Vincent Kompany Quotes

In attack, I can play in every position.

First and foremost my obligation is on the defensive side. But obviously there are times when I need to go and attack, too.

On one-on-one, I'm either trying to get the first down or trying to score.

Rushing the ball is all about ball control. If you run the ball, you control the clock. If you control the clock, you usually control the game.

I don't know much about football but everyone seems to say that it is all about possession.

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

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 a simple game based on the giving and taking of passes, of controlling the ball and of making yourself available to receive a pass. It is terribly simple.

I can be the only defensive midfielder and try and break up play. Or I can play a little more forward.

That was part of coaching: to teach your receivers how to get free.

Football is open; it is not only keeping possession of the ball and making more passes.

I can stretch the defense.

Cafu was a leader on and off the pitch and it was he who invented the concept of right-backs running from corner to corner.

Generally, you're going into every game with excitement. You know you're going to play forward and not going to defend. You're going to try to create and score goals.

If I stay patient in the offense, shots will come.

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

Considering Messi's quality and everything he represents, I don't think I've seen him playing with a guy following him around the pitch the entire time with the sole purpose of not letting him play.

Germany are a tough opponent. They are quick and break on the counter at speed, and they are bursting with confidence.

Some days, you don't score, but then you have to make sure you don't concede.

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

Defense is what matters. Scoring doesn't interest me.

Some people try to find things in this game that don't exist but football is only two things - blocking and tackling.

Only the player with the initiative has the right to attack.

You can't rely on your defence to win a World Cup.

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.