Georginio Wijnaldum Quotes

I am a winger, but in future, I want to play more in the middle. When you are there, you have a lot more chances to score.

Anybody who has played with Mesut will tell you how intelligent he is as a player. His vision is probably the best I have ever seen and that is why it is so important to have the right striker ahead of him.

Normally, midfielders only pass the ball, but I dribble as well.

I'm not someone who can do 10 stepovers or backheels - I'm not very interested in that. I'm more fascinated by the simplicity of play because the thing that makes this sport so beautiful.

I like Jorginho, the way he plays and passes.

With Arsenal, I've been playing out wide, which is not me.

Regarding my position, I feel really comfortable in any position up front.

I prefer to play in Spain than in the Premiership. Spanish football is more like my qualities.

I don't really mind where I play - left, right, up front on my own, or with another striker. I'm just versatile like that, and I don't mind playing anywhere in attack.

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 would say I am more comfortable in the centre of midfield. But when you are at a big club like Liverpool, you maybe get played in positions with which you might not be so familiar. But you have got to learn the different roles, because it gives you a better opportunity to play.

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

Jorginho is really suitable to the way I like to play. He is a player that has many good sides to him. He wants to work hard, and he's very fast in moving the ball, which is important for us, although there is also Cesc Fabregas, who has the same potential as Jorginho.

I can play as a No. 8, a No. 10, out wide. Wherever I play, I'll be happy, I'm sure.

I played behind the main striker at Dortmund, but I usually play on the left with Japan.

I prefer to play in midfield, whether that is attacking midfield or defensive midfield.

I like to take a little bit from every midfielder I have played against, whether it's physically, technically, tactically, just to try to improve my game.

The game in Spain is more about technique and about getting more touches on the ball. That's why I like it so much.

I don't want to become a player who spends half his time running round after the breakdown, because that won't get the best out of me.

In this system, I've always played in the position behind the striker. I also don't enjoy being classed as a striker - I don't see myself as one.

At Newcastle, I was playing in the No 10 position but also in midfield as a left winger.

If you look at Dele, he does everything. He wants the ball into feet. Sometimes he'll run in behind; sometimes he'll get the ball in the box - he's all energy. He does everything.

Playing further up the pitch, you have more opportunities to score and provide assists, and it's something I liked right from the start.

The evolution of football has seen a reduction in the space between the teams. It is therefore important for the modern footballer to react and be quicker than in the past, because there is more happening in the restricted space.

Whether I play five or 10 metres forward or back does not change my way of playing, to be on the ball a lot.