Jack Grealish Quotes

I try to get early contact and keep it on the ground. I like to keep the ball down as much as I can.

When you get into the game you've got be thinking, when I get into the attacking third I'm gonna be freakin' creative.

I'm a player who likes to get on the ball and use it.

I like it when the team is in control of the match. I like very much the ball possession; I like to play in the other half.

I love to play in the middle to be in contact with the ball all the time. I'm very happy to play in that position.

I like to get the ball on the ground, make good plays and move the ball around the pitch quickly at a good tempo.

In international football, you need pace and you need your players up top to create things out of nothing and run at people.

If I don't get the service or if I don't the ball in the box, where I want it, I start drifting into midfield. I go and look for the ball. I try to be important for the team in other areas.

Football is not about suffering. It's about enjoyment. Control the ball, be friendly with it, try to attack, try to score goals. Of course defending is part of it, but you can defend in a lot of ways.

I like to be in contact with the ball, have possession, to play.

In the midfield, I'm not the most comfortable playing with my back to the goal, and in the midfield you find that ball a lot.

I have to play with discipline in midfield.

I have to open the game from my position. It's really important to play with the ball.

Generally, you're going into every game with excitement. You know you're going to play forward and not going to defend. You're going to try to create and score goals.

I'd say I was an attacking midfielder, and if you are going to be one of the best, you have to score goals and create them.

When I play in central midfield, that's my favourite position.

When you're at a club like Liverpool, it's always about what you can do with the ball.

With Andy Cole up front they can score at any time. We'll be watching him very closely.

I probably prefer Spanish football to the others. It's very technical, the way they play; they keep the ball well, and whenever Spurs have played against Spanish teams in the past, they've always made it difficult for us.

If you've got someone like Thierry Henry in your team, you get him on the ball.

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

I'm a striker. I feel I can have my greatest impact there because I'm free to roam around the pitch, take players on, have shots and create chances.

I like to control the ball and analyse the game.

Penalties are easy if you score, but in open play, we create chances as well.

In England, you might have a possession game of six v. six, and it's like headless chickens: people running around everywhere just trying to keep the ball and be strong in tackles. But in Spain, you always stay in your position. You're still in your shape for every drill.