Jupp Heynckes Quotes

Those who said I'm not an out-and-out goal-scorer are probably right. I always feel I could score more.

Robert Lewandowski is a player who plays in front of the opposing goal, especially with his back to the opponent. He is always attacked, and this is one of the big strength of a striker who plays in this position.

You look at the Harry Kanes: although he's absolutely ruthless inside the box, he also scores goals outside the box.

Diego Costa and Loic Remy are excellent finishers.

I've always been a real striker.

Pukki has a bit of everything, which makes him a complete striker. He times his runs well, is very intelligent in his positioning, runs hard, presses opponents and never stops moving.

I think Luis Suarez, not just with the physical side of his game but his capacity to shoot with one touch in the box, knowing where the goal is is great.

I hope to become a real striker.

The thing about being a striker is you need to be lightning-fast.

I'm a typical No 9: always in the box, strong, good in the air.

I'm a strong striker, two-footed, and I can score goals.

Arguably, Blackburn have got the best forward line in the Premiership. There's no denying that.

As a No. 9, I have to be there to score goals, but that isn't the only thing. I also participate in the build-up and help my team-mates, but, above all, it's about scoring goals.

Given the choice between Higuain and Kane, I would still pick Pipita as my number nine, even if Kane is a top-class striker.

Anybody who has played with Mesut will tell you how intelligent he is as a player. His vision is probably the best I have ever seen and that is why it is so important to have the right striker ahead of him.

With all strikers, it's just about needing a bit of confidence.

I always say that someone who doesn't score isn't a forward.

As a goal scorer, my focus is always on converting my chances and being clinical in the box. That's my No. 1 priority.

As a finisher, there are few players as composed as Messi. When you can score as many different kinds of goal as he can, you have every reason to be confident.

I think a lot of people write off strikers like me, the true number 9 who hangs out at the top of the box. I mean, even I wanted to be a player like Romario as a kid.

I wasn't your average striker because I didn't play as an out-and-out centre-forward.

As a striker, I don't get to score a lot of beautiful goals.

Ibrahimovic? In my opinion, Ibra is the best striker in Europe. It makes me laugh when people say he misses crucial chances.

I think there are a lot of great strikers in Europe.

Wazza, when he plays behind the striker, he is very dangerous because he has more touches of the ball, and Wazza can create the goal as well and can score.