Harry Winks Quotes

For me, David Silva is a fantastic player because his technique is incredible, and he understands when the right time to pass the ball is.

I started to realise I am not as strong as others, and I can't muscle someone off the ball who is twice the size of me. So I have altered my game, playing on the half-turn, for example, and it's made me a much better player.

The way children are taught football doesn't encourage skill; the focus is on other areas.

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.

Guardiola likes footballers who can pass the ball, who have eyes for the best position and the right runs.

It is up to me to adapt and to continue to surprise with my positioning, the timing of my runs, the trajectories, when I call for the ball.

Dembele has things that nobody else in the squad has - self-confidence, one against one, shooting with both feet, personality.

Dembele likes to take players on. He's a dribbler and a power player who likes to break into space; he has the ability to do this. He has a lot of virtues.

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.

Obviously, I don't have any real speed to work with so I have to use other things. The modern game is very speed based so as soon as managers see that you haven't got that pace it can be tough.

Every good, successful player, especially an attacking player, has a well-developed sense of space and time.

As a player, I could have the ball in my hands; I could kind of dictate what happens. I'm still learning, a young coach with young players. Sometimes I'm going to see things. They're not going to see what I see. So it's being able to translate that and help them see what I'm seeing.

Playing in midfield is a different ball game. You have to be on the half-turn all the time, have a different picture in your head of what is behind you and in front of you. Playing at right-back is different again.

I am not that fast and skilful. I am not Raheem Sterling, am I? So I know I have to use my strength and power in the box.

As a midfielder, you have to have vision. If you see an opening that might create an opportunity, you have to believe in yourself and go for it; a 40-yard pass or an eye-of-the-needle ball. You have to feel you are going to make it. That's the way I play. I have a picture in my mind, and I go for it.

I like to control the ball and analyse the game.

For me, playing simply is dribbling. For me, playing one or two touches is harder. Playing simply is the most difficult thing.

Dybala's game is easier on the eye, but Pogba is extraordinary because he has physicality and technique.

I'd say my main quality is keeping the ball and my passing.

I have great technique, a good shot, and I'm pretty good in the air.

I know people say you have to be big and strong to play in the Premier League, but you cannot just judge a player by their size. You have to look at their other qualities, too.

Michu and Van Persie are similar. They look alike. They are both tall, left-footed players. They are not fast, but they know when to make the runs.

When you play eleven a side, you might go through a game with very few touches, but with street football, you're always involved in the game, so it is a great way to improve your skill and to learn how to create and use space, as the pitch is very small.

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.

I try to have a picture when I receive the ball and know where everyone is. That's one of the most important things for a midfielder.