Troy Deeney Quotes

If you do an outside spin with the ball, it's more difficult to control it, so I try to pass it in a way that allows them to take the ball quicker in their path. That way, they may have more of an advantage to score or create themselves.

Every footballer enjoys having the ball at their feet. There are times in training you find yourself without the ball. I enjoy that side of it as well. If we can spend more time working with the ball then everyone will enjoy it.

Nowadays midfielders definitely have to be complete players - you can't just be a destroyer, you have to build play too.

Centre-backs with good technique can move the ball forward, even when under pressure.

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.

I'm one of those players who loves to dribble the ball, to run at people.

I can keep the ball and pass it, and I've always felt comfortable with the ball at my feet.

Playing at fullback it's part of your role to get up and take those high balls.

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

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

I don't want Kylian to play like Neymar and keep the ball. Kylian is incredibly dangerous in the final move, and I want him to stay that way.

Striker is my favourite position, but once I get on the pitch, whether it's out on the wing or in the middle, I just want to enjoy my football and try and produce as good a performance as possible.

Sometimes you can get sloppy and control the ball right at your feet, and that gives the defenders a chance.

I like teams to control and dominate the ball so the players are hungry for the ball.

For me, playing simply is dribbling. For me, playing one or two touches is harder. Playing simply is the most difficult thing.

I have improved both feet for my passing game as well as in the vertical play into attack, whether that be low balls or longer balls.

It is impossible to do it for the whole game, but when you have the ball for most of the game and have players like Samir Nasri, David Silva, Yaya Toure, and Raheem Sterling, they keep the ball so well.

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

We have to cut out some of our mistakes, but the main thing in English football is controlling the second ball. Without that, you cannot survive.

I've never been blessed with height, strength and power so I've had to learn how to play differently from a young age, my game was all based on technique and when I look at players like Xavi and Iniesta they were always players I modelled myself on.

I like to create chances, to shoot when I play farther forward, but I also like playing deeper, as you have more time on the ball.

I have worked on my defense skills and played in the midfield as well. Coaches are preparing players to play at any given position.

I prefer getting a lot of the ball.

You will never run more than the ball. The players that don't lose the ball are the most important in the team, and good players decide the game.

If there is someone who is able to swing the ball, I believe I have it in me to swing it a bit more than the other bowlers.