The archetypal No. 10 is a skillful player who is more interested in being in possession than tracking to get the ball back.
I know that I can play in the middle, on the right, or up front.
A lot of the moves I make originate from futsal. It's played in a very small space, and the ball control is different in futsal. And to this day my ball control is pretty similar to a futsal player's control.
I'm very good at drawing fouls.
I wanted to become a well-rounded player.
Sadio Mane is an excellent player. Before I came to Liverpool, I saw him on TV, and I liked him a lot.
I love Courtney Lee. He's a very good player. I know that sounds very simple, but it's true. He does things well. He's a good defender, a great team defender, and he shoots the ball very well.
A guy like Malcolm who makes that type of quick, instinctive plays, that's one of his strong suits. I don't think it surprised any of us players because that's what his skill set is.
Everyone knows the game is about the players.
The best player I ever coached was Gary Payton.
Obviously, you look at footwork and things of that nature, but that's not just at my position. That's from everyone.
Ninety percent of the coaches in the NBA are guards, and there aren't very many big men people coaching, I happen to be one of them and when I coached, everybody on my team, including the guards, had a hook shot, so that it was their bail out shot.
Kante is a good player. For me, it is good because he speaks French. We know he is a fantastic player; he runs a lot and works for the team.
When I signed for Barca, I knew their playing style was suited to my game.
When you talk about forming an offensive identity, it's about, first, let's figure out what our players do best.
When you play a match, it is statistically proven that players actually have the ball 3 minutes on average ... So, the most important thing is: what do you do during those 87 minutes when you do not have the ball. That is what determines wether you're a good player or not.
But to be fair, if you take players from my era to now, the game has changed and the players have many more shots. They use them differently than we did. The speed of the game has changed.
Darryl Hill was a fantastic player.
Everyone's got talent at the level we're at. But being a smart, tough football player - there's a huge premium for that.
Best player? For me, it's Paul Scholes. He'll do ridiculous things in training like say, “You see that tree over there?” - it'll be 40 yards away - “I'm going to hit it”. And he'll do it. Everyone at the club considers him the best.
I've been a Gunner for life. They play similar football to Barcelona. So ball movement and player movement is important to me in basketball; I think I picked it up from watching those guys.
I'm not going to lie and say that I'm good at Madden. There are some good players out there. There are some good players on the team. I get skunked all of the time.
I think I'm a very versatile player, that's how I was at LSU.
The most important thing for a forward is speed of thought. Top players read the game.
I love the thought of the AAF giving players a chance to earn experience through playing the game of football at a high level. And letting players showcase their skills and continue to develop.
