Freddy Adu Quotes

I always dribble for a reason, and I always head for the goal.

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 like to control the ball and analyse the game.

I have to open the game from my position. It's really important to play with the ball.

You have to win on the ball.

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.

Everyone wants to score goals - that's the point of football - but you have to look at the whole situation in detail.

Normally, midfielders only pass the ball, but I dribble as well.

The main thing is I've tried to get better at everything - that includes the attacking side, being a threat, and taking people on.

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.

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

I think the first attacker has the ball, starts from the back, you can see everything, and you have to play with the feel of a midfielder, not a goalkeeper.

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

In international football, you need pace and you need your players up top to create things out of nothing and run at people.

I just say I'd like to be an attacking midfielder.

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

Watch me, and I only really like the ball into feet. I don't like running in behind so much.

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'm a player who likes to get on the ball and use it.

Carrying the ball is one of the strongest points in my game and I like to be a danger on the pitch.

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

I've played on the wing in some games and found myself in the middle for five or 10 minutes when others drift wide. It's about creating chances, scoring goals and helping the team win.

Football's not just about scoring goals - it's about winning.

If you're playing for five hours you don't want to score goals all the time and I loved dribbling. I could score a goal, but I preferred to dribble.

English football is so physical and fast that when you see a space, you have to go into it with all your speed.