Thomas Muller Quotes

Muller is part No. 7 and part No. 9, a second striker. But in Ancelotti's system, there is no room for that type of player.

The No.10 position is my favourite role.

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

I would like to do what Cristiano has done: start wide and go into the middle as a No. 10 or 9.

Nolito is not a left winger - he is a central player.

I play the number ten role but also off the side or deeper.

Trequartista is an important position in the team.

I am a striker, and people expect strikers to score goals. But I don't see myself as a striker.

I'm happy to play as a centre forward or a second striker, like in the national team with Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani.

I wasn't your average striker because I didn't play as an out-and-out centre-forward.

I like playing deeper, but I'm not Casemiro.

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 like to play as a No. 10. I think I have more freedom offensively. For Belgium, we have full backs who run hard and create a lot of space, which is good, and I like to play there.

I started my career as a No 9. I know how to play as a No 9.

The best place for Cristiano is not out on the wings. The best for him is to play in every position.

I've played both right-back and right wing, I can't really say if I am more comfortable in one or the other but both are fun positions for me to play.

I've grown up playing in central midfield more, and I think my natural game is about coming inside from wide.

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 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.

When I broke into the Everton side under Roberto Martinez, I was playing in the No. 10 role, and I had never played there before, so I was getting used to that role as a first-team player.

It's true, when I was at Barcelona I played as a winger.

I've played as a striker all my life. To play on the right or the left is always difficult.

My preference would be to play as a right winger, but I can also play as a striker.

Before I signed for Liverpool, I was playing for Newcastle as a No. 10 - basically, I was always attacking. I didn't have to do much defensive work; I didn't play as the No. 6 or the No. 8.