Attacking Strategy Quotes

The work is intense. You have to calculate a great deal very quickly which requires football intelligence and real concentration. Part of my role is to shuttle between the defense and the attacking lines to make sure that the ball circulates well and quickly.

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

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.

United are capable of setting up a low block and making it difficult, but they're also capable of coming out and pressing high.

Anytime you get good service to the box, it's always great as an attacking player because it gives you more opportunities to score.

As a winger, you want to get at defenders and make it hard for them. Instead of them going forwards, they have to defend against you.

You have to attack to get corners, no? Winning by scoring strategic goals doesn't bother me - it's part of the game.

I pass and I move, I help you, I look for you, I stop, I raise my head, I look and, above all, I open up the pitch...The one who has the ball, is the master of the game...Thats the school of Joan Vilà, of Albert Benaiges, of Johan Cruijff, of Pep Guardiola

I thrive on quick players getting to the byline and sending over crosses. I just have to be quick enough to get on the end of things. In that regard, my job has always been the same, but if we have more wide, quick players, that can only be good for me.

If my forward arrives in a one vs one situation, I always say: 'let him work it out.' Then my players say: But we can help him!'. My reply is: First, there's a good chance you'll only run in his way, and as a second attacker you're drawing a second defender with you, and two vs two is harder than one vs one.'

As long as everyone does their part - the attackers score the goals, and the defenders keep the clean sheets - then you can't go too wrong.

We've got to make sure we have players that can break teams down because there's no space in behind; we need to problem-solve in a different way.

I always have a drive to take me forward offensively, regardless of what position I am playing.

There is no game like the direct attack. Fancy strokes, while effective to watch, do not bring the results a fast driving game does.

I want the ball for 90 minutes. When I don't have the ball, I go high pressing because I want the ball.

Against a team who are tight inside their area, you look to find combinations, the center with the wings or with shots from outside the box.

It's not just about getting the ball and figuring out every time how you can keep possession, because there are plenty of players who can do that. That's just not how I view my performances. It's about, What can I do to change the game and the attacking aspect of the game?

On his attempt at the Edmonton Oilers empty net: I guess they respect my shot because they were all ready at the blue line.

When you're playing against a team that has two great central defenders, the best option is to play without a striker.

I've worked really hard on getting into the box more and being closer to the goal, which I think has brought real benefits to my game. It's definitely improved my goal scoring.

When you play at home in European football, you've got to come up with a happy balance where you get on the front foot and try to win it without leaving yourself vulnerable.

Our style of play is increasingly based on possession of the ball. It suits me as a forward. We've got an attacking approach, and that means that I get a lot of chances; otherwise, I would have not been able to score so many goals.

Every good, successful player, especially an attacking player, has a well-developed sense of space and time.

With a line of six in the defence and then three in front of that, it's not always easy to find the spaces to score the goals.

As a striker, as I originally was, and then an attacking midfielder, it has always been my aim in life to embarrass goalkeepers: to dominate them, to force them into mistakes.