Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Ilkay Gundogan - Page 2

Playing for Pep has certainly lived up to the expectations. I knew him from the Bundesliga and saw him coaching Barcelona when everyone saw an excellent manager who is able to get players to improve. He is a great personality and a very nice guy.

Of course, in the end it is all about what happens on the pitch, but it helps to have all the fans behind you.

I am convinced that you should always play the way you want to play and success will then come on its own - as long as it's a good philosophy.

I like to have the ball, to have possession and to play passes, to create chances for my team-mates. I think that is what makes me strong.

We are used to the whistles of the opposing fans, but when we are booed by our own fans, it's hard to live with.

I see myself as a mix between number six and number eight in central midfield - this is the best position for me, as a box-to-box midfielder.

When it comes to the game they both focus on different things. Pep is maybe more about positions, dominating the ball while Jurgen is maybe more like winning the ball and trying to score goals as quick as possible with high intensity.

If I have the space, I recognise the space, I like to take the ball and go straight to the goal, if there's a chance to create something then I'll do it.

You have to learn how to behave in these kind of moments when you are not able to control the game 100 per cent.

I dream of winning the Champions League title with Manchester City and a title with Germany.

Ballack had a certain level of aggression in his game, and a strong mentality.

Pep's arrival at City was the biggest factor in me coming here. Every player wants to works with him. If you ask any player, they would be happy to do so even if it was just for a few months.

We do not only have a Turkish side, inherited from our parents and our families, we were born and raised in Gelsenkirchen. It is a city with a high percentage of emigrants.

I think people always criticise Mesut because they think his attitude on the pitch is not a good one, that he doesn't care that much. But I think people just struggle to accept that you can have the more emotional kind of players, the more aggressive ones and you have players like him, you know, that need maybe this calmness for their game.

My parents wanted me to have a good education, so I finished school, and at the same time I was able to play football.

The Champions League is one of the biggest club stages you can reach and I think for players it is an honour to be part of it. It certainly is for me. You just enjoy being a part of it playing against the best clubs in Europe.

If you are a great manager you have to have a great personality.

You know it's part of football to lose, it belongs to it and its necessary because then you know what a feeling it is to win and you want to achieve that more and more. If you lose you appreciate winning a little bit more.

It's become the norm that a player who has another year on his contract period has a decision between separation or extension.

Even though we are at the top level, we all make mistakes. We play the game, and mistakes are part of the game.

You can't defend against Thomas Muller, it's extremely difficult for defenders. As an opposing player, you never know what he's going to do next.

Jurgen Klopp is more the emotional one and someone who can motivate really well. Pep Guardiola is more tactical, who always takes care of details and wants to show you how to do everything. Both are world-class managers and both have their own qualities. Both are amazing personalities.

Kun Aguero is an amazing player. He has scored so many goals and he does a great job.

The Champions League is, in terms of club football, the most prestigious one. And if you don't win it you will never be named one of the greatest teams, no chance.

I grew up in a very multi-cultural society.

I had four fantastic years with Jurgen. We won a lot of things together, we lived through many different experiences together, we had our lows, too.

The idea of my parents was to keep us away from the streets. Gelsenkirchen is not a rich city. The crime is above average so they always tried to keep us away from bad things, and I think they were successful.

If we lose and someone is better than us then we accept it. Handshake after the game and well done and focus on the next game. But if we lose and don't play the style of football we want to play then we know it's our fault and we can do it better.

Taffarel was also outstanding when Galatasaray won the UEFA Cup in 2000. I watched the games of 'Gala' a lot in my childhood.

When you have no concerns in your mind you are able to win a lot of times, that's how I felt when we were able to win at Dortmund.

Winning the Champions League is what you dream about when you are a small child.

From my own experience, the more you play, back-to-back games, the better you feel, with more self confidence and rhythm.

I enjoy playing at Manchester City.

I have noticed that, for fans in England, the Premier League stands above the rest.

Everyone told me the Premier League is the hardest. So I just wanted to try because I had nothing to lose.

In a team like Manchester City, Arsenal, and other big clubs, it's quite difficult just to have the same 11 players starting every week.

I came to Dortmund from a relatively small team and I struggled during my first six months to find my place there. I was a bit shy and, to be honest, I wasn't brave enough do certain things. But thanks to the help of my team-mates, and with the help of Jurgen and his staff, too, I managed to improve.

I can imagine it's not attractive for the spectators when we play teams with 10 players around their own box, just defending and hoping for a set-piece or throw-in, anything.

I like to have the ball first of all and to pass, these short passes to create the space at the right moment.

I like to have the ball and play beautiful football. That's what the people want to see and what makes football so special.