Javier Zanetti Quotes

Central midfield has been my main position, but I'll play wherever the gaffer wants me.

For me it's best to play midfield but if the team needs it, I can play anywhere.

Football is like boxing because you have to know when it is time to attack.

I like centre-half, but I can play centre-mid as well.

In attack, I can play in every position.

Ligue 1 is a very physical league. In each team, there are very fast players, dangerous wide men with plenty of speed and endurance.

A good football team plays offense and defense. You have to be aggressive and disrupt.

I want to be an athlete. I'm not just a running back. I play the running back position.

I don't think the physical part of English football would be a problem. When you get the ball, you need to be ready. The defenders here are very tough. I like that.

I could play anywhere. I played everywhere on the pitch for United, apart from No. 9 or keeper.

I knew that, to be the best right-back in the world, I had to improve my fitness so I could run up and down constantly for 90 minutes.

I'm an attacking full-back.

I'll play where the gaffer decides: in the middle, on the right, or on the left.

I think I can play both deep field and inside the box.

I just want to show my speed and my skills as a left back and it's a position where I can go forward and come back as well and help the team both defending and attacking.

I'm an attacking midfielder.

It's helped to develop me on the pitch, knowing all the positions, but also it's a good asset to have, that versatility. I'm able to move if I'm needed.

If there's one thing that fans like to see, it's a player who can run at full speed towards the goal.

I like to be involved as much as I can in the game, and in the middle, you're definitely the heartbeat of the team. When you're on the right, you can go minutes without seeing the ball, and that's a long time when you're out on the pitch.

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.

It is a physical game here in England, but I can cope with it.

I've played all over, to be honest. Centre-half, defensive midfield, attacking midfield.

I can play in the centre or on the wing, behind one or two strikers, on the left or the right.

I don't want to get too detailed into it, but when you're a good high school running back, you can almost be whatever type of runner you want to be. If you're a good size and a good athlete, you can be whatever type of runner you want.

I used to play football for Real Madrid, and to be on stage for two hours, I can tell you it takes the same amount of strength.