I think it's important for me to play in different position so if the boss wants me to play on the left or behind the striker I can play where the boss tells me to play.
I can play on the right, from the left, behind the main striker, or upfront - it depends on where the coach wants me to play.
You need two or three players who can do that - play behind the striker, on the right wing, the left wing... striker, maybe. If we have those, it's good for the team.
Before I arrived here [ Borussia Dortmund], a lot of people were questioning about whether I could ever play as a striker, that I was a guy who could only run down the wing quickly.
Thierry is the best striker in the world. By far he's the best in the world. Thierry doesn't just score goals. Even when he's not having a good day he can make an important pass. He is a strong character. If things go wrong, he bounces straight back. His effect on the club is very big.
I just want to be playing! I love to play. But I think I can play in the three positions behind the striker.
I like to play as a striker or secondary striker.
Once I started playing as a striker, I'd say I looked up to Julie Fleeting and Thierry Henry.
I used to play as a striker in Holland. I grew up as a striker. That's the position I want to play.
In this system, I've always played in the position behind the striker. I also don't enjoy being classed as a striker - I don't see myself as one.
I played behind the main striker at Dortmund, but I usually play on the left with Japan.
I like to play. It doesn't matter if it's just me up front on my own or alongside another striker. I always want to play in the first XI.
You can compare Mesut Ozil to Dennis Bergkamp, because they play just behind the striker.
I feel very fortunate for audiences to have been so gracious as to allow me to do pretty much any role that I felt I could do. They let me play a president. They let me play a lawyer. They let me play a hit man. They let me play a father. They let me play Howard Saint.
When you are a striker like me, you always play for the teammates.
Meddling, smug, stupid little..." "She likes me! They always play hard to get when they like me!" "No. You do not understand. I could not have done it because I can not read or write.