A Quote by Sven-Goran Eriksson
My second year in Rome was very good. Back then, a striker was a striker. Strikers scored goals; they didn't defend. Today this is normal, but it wasn't at that time. If you wanted to play my style of football you couldn't have old players or famous players who were unwilling to do the job both ways: attacking and also defending.
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I am a striker, and people expect strikers to score goals. But I don't see myself as a striker.
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.
I look for players who do not just score goals but provide an attacking point, linking with other players and able to see the third man as well. Van Persie is one of the best strikers around at that.
I'm the Inter striker, and in football, if the strikers aren't scoring, then they're not helping.
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I was a fan of Henk Groot, former striker of Ajax, who scored many goals with his head. I thought, 'I can do that also,' but I couldn't.
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I like the atmosphere in the Premier League. The teams play attacking football, and for a striker, that is even more attractive.
When my father played in the local team, I always used to go with him to watch him. He played as a striker. He was very good; he used to score a lot of goals. Once, he scored seven goals in one game.
I still believe I can be a striker but, if you want to be a striker, you have to think more about yourself and that's why you are a striker.
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