I always dribble for a reason, and I always head for the goal.
You watch Silva, and he almost never gives the ball away. He is always looking, thinking, making the right calls.
It's not only Van Dijk who can stop Ronaldo. But Ronaldo is good enough to create against really good defenders.
It was lucky I came from City; I'd say their philosophy is quite similar. Barcelona are a lot more advanced because they are the ones who created it, but they have a history of members of staff at Manchester City who worked here.
Klopp is a great tactician and a great coach.
When I see Lionel Messi play soccer, he lets the game come to him. He lets the game unveil itself to him, then like a lion he eats the whole thing.
The most important thing for a forward is speed of thought. Top players read the game.
I have no problem with Sir Alex Ferguson.
I've always felt wingers, more than any type of player, can change a game.
I am not very tall but I am intelligent as a soccer player.
In July 2011, U.S. Soccer announced that they'd fired Bob Bradley and hired Jurgen Klinsmann as head coach. Jurgen had once been a world-class German striker; now he was regarded as a successful, if controversial, coach.
They could've thrown a kitchen sink into the box and one of the guys would've headed it.
In training when I'm receiving the ball I always know where I want to go. At the end of the day it's just soccer.
Kids are learning to play. That's why we're seeing an emergence. That's why we're seeing the Under-17s and Under-20s doing better in international football.
The Premier League is the best league in the world; it's so strong. The smaller teams love to try their chances against the big ones, and this is why the game goes back and forth. That can be strenuous, tough on you and your body, but I really love it.
These days, I'm always trying to have lots of touches, to be involved, and to play my football for 90 minutes.
My wish is to concentrate on playing football for Manchester City.
These technical flicks and tricks come naturally to me and I don't really think about them. I did a backheel against Udinese and the coach would've strangled me if he could have!
I don't like soccer. I think it makes you soft. And by the way, you telling me it's the biggest whatever in the World, look, they drink tea everywhere too; they're pussies, you understand? I want some coffee.
I've been lucky enough to experience some big tournaments at Under-21 level and would love to be part of a World Cup in England.
Ask José Mourinho, he wouldn't know a thing about me, my sport - he knows football, and to get to high levels you have to be insane, nothing else means anything.
It's a different playing style than at Monaco; there were two of us in midfield there, and here at Liverpool, there's three.
A few goals is the way soccer is meant to be played.
A compact defense has always been the basis of Italy's team.
I've always wanted to become a professional soccer player.
