A Quote by David Silva

I think that by playing centre midfield in the middle of the park, I'm doing something which comes naturally to me. — © David Silva
I think that by playing centre midfield in the middle of the park, I'm doing something which comes naturally to me.
When I was switching around in my early stages, people underestimated how difficult it was just to go from playing centre midfield to right-back to centre-back to right-back to centre midfield.
I've played all over, to be honest. Centre-half, defensive midfield, attacking midfield.
I'm a very versatile player, I have covered many midfield roles but my favourite one is the centre-midfield.
Obviously when you grow up in the area you love playing on the street, and to go from playing on the street with my mates to playing at Upton Park is a bit surreal, and 15 years on to still be in the heart of the West Ham midfield is quite good going!
My favourite position is in the midfield. I think I can play to my strengths there. I can communicate with every player. I'm more in the game, because as a right-back you have to stay on one side and you're not always in the game for 90 minutes. So I prefer the centre midfield position.
I much prefer playing in the centre of the park; that's where I feel comfortable.
In the midfield, I'm not the most comfortable playing with my back to the goal, and in the midfield you find that ball a lot.
Roy Hodgson destroyed me. He made me play in the centre of midfield.
When I was at MK Dons, I played all the games in centre midfield, so it's not like it's new to me.
As a youngster as I was a centre-half, I liked being on the ball and coming out from the back. I took chances so I got put in midfield and then I was playing all over the pitch so adjusted wherever I needed to play.
Playing left midfield a lot at West Ham has been tough but the manager has put me there and I've got every faith in what he's doing.
I think that Sarri's formation and playing with a midfield three have been fundamental for me.
If you win the midfield, you probably win the game. But that doesn't mean the players in the midfield are the ones alone who determine that, because now we have strikers who drop into midfield and defenders who move up into the midfield. It is the area you must dominate.
When people ask me what I think about when I'm playing, I picture myself as a 10-year-old girl, playing in the park, scoring a goal and then celebrating. That's when I'm playing best.
I don't think it is too good especially with music to worry about authenticity, it can get in the way of doing something which comes naturally from your own head which is the most authentic thing [of all].
But I loved playing in midfield. In midfield you always have a sight of goal, you're always participating in all the plays.
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