Playing Position Quotes

First of all, I am and I remain a goalkeeper, but I try to be involved as much as I can and to help the defenders. I try to read dangerous situations in advance.

I actually prefer playing as a left winger rather than a striker, but I just want to be very clear that I'm willing to play in either position.

I prefer scoring goals, but when I am playing out on the right, I tend to come inside and provide assists, but I also like playing on the left, and I think if that is where I play, then I will have more chance of scoring - but I just hope I can help the team score goals with my assists.

I want to play right back for England. I think that's my spot. I have played there for nine years.

When I play in central midfield, that's my favourite position.

I think when I play No. 10 or as a striker, I am in this position to score more goals, and I can shoot more.

I played number 6 in rugby league so I had the ball quite a lot. I tried to make the plays, so you are in the action.

I'll play anywhere for Arsenal, but hopefully, given my chance up front, I can do something, because I've always been more of a striker than a winger, and I think I could show a bit more up front.

Sometimes when you play on the wing it gets a bit isolated and you can't help as much. But if you play a bit more central I can get the ball a lot more and help a lot more.

I'm enjoying my position on the left wing because I think I'm affecting the game more in terms of goals and assists. But I'm happy to play wherever I'm told.

It's great to be compared to a great player like Tracy McGrady, but I think I'm my own type of player. I'm 6'10" and a bit bigger than he is as a player. I also think I'm a bit different and play a different position. He's more of a guard, and I can play all around through five.

I never enjoyed being taken off as a striker.

I played soccer all my life and I used to think growing up that they put the fat kid in goal or they put the kid that wasn't good with the ball at their feet in goal and I never wanted to do goalkeeper, I was always the goal scorer.

I have always said I want to work harder so I can develop, learn, grow, and improve. I love to play football, and when I come on the pitch, I want to do my best to help the team. It's up to the coach the position I play.

I like to play. It doesn't matter if it's just me up front on my own or alongside another striker. I always want to play in the first XI.

I like to play wide, but as a youth, I played more in the middle as a 10.

In my period at Chelsea, I was sometimes the one who switched sides because we were playing with two left-footed guys on the wings with myself and Damian Duff.

Mostly as a No 10. When I was really young, I played as a striker, but I grew a lot when I was 15 or 16.

I block shots and stay out the way.

I'm the type of player who takes risks, so every now and then I'm going to give the ball away. I just have to learn not to do it in silly areas of the pitch.

Everyone knows that I like to play centrally, where I can drift around. I like coming in off the right flank and having more freedom. I don't mind playing on the left, although I prefer playing centrally or on the right.

I had a breakthrough in my football life. Now I switch to the left. I make goals. I pass. I am evolving.

It's good that I can play in two positions, as a centre-back or as a holding midfielder, as I just want to get minutes and get games.

I was never a super sub before I came to City. I used to play always from the beginning, and I scored a lot of goals not as a sub.

I wasn't skilful at all... but I'm not saying I was that bad either! I used to take my chances. I was more of a midfielder and therefore a weird striker.