Wing Play Quotes

I'm an attacking player, and I can play wide.

It's clear that I'm a winger. I've now defined that as my position.

I like to play in the middle, even though I can play on both wings.

I like the idea of playing with a bit more tactical freedom, either in a deeper role or supporting the strikers more often.

The way Guardiola plays suits me. It enables me to get into space in attacking positions.

I like playing on the right because it favours me as it is my natural side.

Because I was fast, technical, and could dribble well, it was always the easy thing to label me just a winger and have me stick to that.

Ronaldo is different from Messi. He is very impressive down the wings.

In my youth-team days, I was always a left-winger who would stay close to the byline and put crosses in the box, so I could never cut inside and shoot. It was only when I joined Real Madrid and started playing in a more central position, and then on the right wing, that I suddenly realised I had a really dangerous weapon.

Sometimes when you play on the wing it gets a bit isolated and you can't help as much. But if you play a bit more central I can get the ball a lot more and help a lot more.

As a winger, you want to get at defenders and make it hard for them. Instead of them going forwards, they have to defend against you.

I used to like playing No. 10 when I was younger, so I enjoy that role. But as I developed, I had to stay on the wing.

People can say I've not scored enough goals, but you see the best strikers on the wing in a four-man midfield and see if they score goals. Nobody can really criticise my finishing because they don't really see me playing in a forward position too often.

If you are playing on the left of a four-man midfield, there are a lot more defensive duties to do, so you can't find the times to keep attacking. But if you're on the left of a 4-3-3, I find that position really good as well.

I came from Ajax where you play 4-3-3 and as a winger they didn't want you to defend.

We've got to make sure we have players that can break teams down because there's no space in behind; we need to problem-solve in a different way.

Poldi can do much more than just play on the wing.

I'm still operating as a wide player, and I'm still free to express myself, try to get one-v-one and get past someone, and there's no better feeling than getting over a great cross and someone scoring.

For a long time at Blackburn and at Fulham last season, I was playing on the right wing. I've never seen myself as a right-winger. I could play there and come inside and try to create.

There are a lot of things you can practise to unsettle teams that defend deep.

I try to be the most versatile player on the court. If that means being a four and posting up, I'll do that. If it means playing on the wing, I can do that too.

I don't like to put much pressure on myself but yeah that is my sort of football: get the ball, run with it, use my pace, create opportunities, cross.

Arsenal's width comes from wide areas.

Sometimes when I play on the wing, I have to remind myself to stay out wide because I tend to naturally drift in towards the ball. I try to get on the ball and make something happen.

Against a team who are tight inside their area, you look to find combinations, the center with the wings or with shots from outside the box.