Attacking Threat Quotes

Lionel Messi is very difficult to contain.

The only way to stop Messi is to double mark him. One player to stay on him and the other to help out.

Once Liverpool go ahead, they are dangerous because it becomes hard to find space to break them down, especially if you are not playing all that brilliantly.

When Messi has the ball centrally, with time, he has so many options to hurt you.

I played with Romario. Sometimes you think he's sleeping, then in one split second he's scoring. It's a big quality. That means a lot of concentration for defenders. He's always fast, always on the line of sight. That's his best quality.

Carrying the ball is one of the strongest points in my game and I like to be a danger on the pitch.

I feel like I'm quick enough, and on my day, I can be dangerous in the box.

I can score goals and be dangerous with my passes.

Not conceding a goal at home is always important in a Cup tie. But despite that there is no doubt that this tie is still wide open.

Pastore has so many qualities. Every pass he makes puts our forwards into position and we create a lot of opportunities thanks to him.

My position at Tottenham was in the centre of midfield, and I have played there for Croatia, I feel I am best there.

The Messi of the early years was a phenomenon, but he always wanted to finish off the move. Now he goes past one, two, or three players and is happy to give an assist to a team-mate - it makes him more dangerous and more difficult to stop than ever before.

Coutinho is a joy to watch.

Messi alone is more dangerous than Real Madrid's attacking trio Ronaldo, Benzema and Bale.

Two wide men stuck out wide leave you very open in midfield, but it's a strength as well. Going forward, it makes you pretty dangerous to anyone.

Even with the quality of players that we have, they're an extremely hard side to break down and once they get on top of you, you find it difficult to stem the flow of attacks.

I know from playing against Mata that he's a great player.