Direct Football Quotes

United are about attacking football, and everything else has to takes its place behind that.

Liverpool can play for only five minutes and win the game, that is the way they are. They pump the ball into the box and with good set-piece delivery they keep you under pressure.

The Premier League is a competition that suits me, which is perhaps more praise to myself. It's more direct, more rhythmic than Ligue 1.

I like offensive, technical, and quick football - exactly in the style of Arsenal.

I don't like the Italian approach. I don't want to be involved in that kind of football.

Guardiola has a way of playing; he has a system, and he sticks to that.

I don't have any secrets. I know my style of football and sometimes it's pretty simple.

I really like live football. I like the English style, which is very straightforward.

Dortmund's style of football really suits me.

I don't think City play a Brazilian style - it is more Spanish the way we play here.

I think if Tottenham are going to be top four side, the fans and the club will need to get away from the philosophy of 'pretty football', that's got to go.

I have always said that the BVB style is exactly how I want to play football.

Maybe other managers would see their team score one goal and then prefer to go back and counter-attack, then try to score the second goal. A lot of those managers are the best managers at the moment, but for me, it's very important to continue the way I play.

The Swedish team plays very differently from Arsenal. There is more freedom with Arsenal and they play a passing game.

If you're talking about English football very few teams play 4-4-2 now: it's either 4-4-1-1, 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1, they are the three major systems played throughout the Premier League.

The Bernabeu faithful doesn't want a similar style to Barca. They want a more direct style of football.

Football in England is much more direct that in Spain - not just in terms of tactics or style but in the overall approach.

People too often - because it's an easy, lazy tag - dwell on my style of football.

The Tottenham way is attacking football - that's what the fans expect.

When Ralf Rangnick was in charge, you could see he was out to force a pressing game.

European teams have always shied away from South American football. They struggle to get to grips with it. The South American game is more technical and about keeping possession, while European football is more dynamic, physical and direct.

I prefer the 4-2-3-1 formation and stick to it but have my own interpretations.

Obviously, culturally, England's style of play is a lot more direct and physical. In Spain, they're a lot more patient, and they have the ball a lot more.

Throughout their career, the likes of Xavi and Andres Iniesta have all been taught to a play a certain way. English players have been taught a different way, just like Brazil have been taught a different way.

I did a lot of lower league, and in lower league, you're not going to be playing out from the back; you're going to hit it long and try to get the second ball.