Skillful Player Quotes

What I can say is that Neymar is a very good player, amazing.

Ronaldo is brilliant, Messi more my kind of player. He sees the game so clearly. He can score, create; he's the complete player - the best ever, probably.

I first remember Wayne Rooney from a game at Old Trafford in 2002 when he came on as a late substitute for Everton and, in a brilliant 15-minute performance, skipped past me on a couple of occasions.

I think I was the most natural, charismatic player who ever lifted a cue.

Deco is a very skillful player. He thinks very fast on the pitch.

Tom Finney would have been great in any team, in any match and in any age, even if he had been wearing an overcoat.

For skills and tricks, Ronaldinho was the best player I've played with.

Messi's like a PlayStation. He can take advantage of every mistake we make. He made the impossible possible. He has something exceptional. He has six or seven years in front of him, touchwood that nothing happens to him, and he can reach unbelievable levels.

It is always good to play against the best players in the world and Eto'o has been in his time. He has that bit of class about him.

As in the game of billiards, the balls are constantly producing effects from mere chance, which the most skillful player could neither execute nor foresee, but which, when they do happen, serve mainly to teach him how much he has still to learn; so it is in the most profound and complicated game of politics and diplomacy. In both cases, we can only regulate our play by what we have seen, rather than by what we have hoped; and by what we have experienced, rather than by what we have expected.

When I said Iniesta was the world's best, you laughed. Now you can see I'm right.

Cristiano is an explosive type of player, with great technique, but he's still not as gifted as Messi in my opinion. Messi is more of a genius than Cristiano. Cristiano is so strong physically, so powerful, but Messi has more creativity.

For years Paul Scholes has been one of the best players in the Premiership. He's incredible. He has always been under-rated throughout his career. He's a team player, a one and two-touch footballer who makes good decisions on the pitch and makes his team play.

Messi is really unpredictable. He's head-and-shoulders above everyone. Undeniably.

Whenever I'm asked about Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi, I always answer: 'Neymar is the best,' not just because of his goals but because of the ease with which he plays.

My idol was always Tomas Rosicky. He used to be phenomenal. He had such a good eye for an opening and knew where his team-mates were and he was so quick. I copied everything about him – right down to his sweatbands. [] he would be one of the world’s best players. Jack Wilshere is a perfect player. Boy, he’s good. He’s so quick and skillful with the ball at his feet.

Ronaldo is a unique player for all of his talent and his professionalism. He is a player who is extraordinarily consistent.

Neymar is an exceptional player.

My overall favourite player would be Iniesta. For his final ball, obviously, his skill, and his ability.

The best player I've ever played with was Paul Gascoigne. He had everything. He was amazing.

I enjoy the football, I really love our kickarounds. I would say Chris Woakes is the best - a real Rolls-Royce midfielder. He gets himself around and he's got a silky touch. He's the main man.

Ronaldinho was a big influence on me, watching him on YouTube, he used to do things that other people didn't really used to do.

Zlatan is one of the top players in the world, in big games, in any games, we know that he can score goals from anything.