I've been watching Messi for some time now, and his…

You cannot give the ball to Messi all the time.

— Mario Kempes

If you are one against one with Philippe in training, it's the same as you see on the field. It is very hard to…

— Joel Matip

I have played against greats, like Ronaldo and Hazard. But I love watching Messi's touch of the ball, his style.

— Marco Verratti

I love watching Messi with the ball at his feet. He scores goals and everything else.

— Ronaldo

Our style of play is increasingly based on possession of the ball. It suits me as a forward. We've got an attacking approach, and…

— Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

For me, possession is to keep the ball while you are waiting for the possibility to penetrate. Every pass is for a reason.

— Michael Laudrup

As a player, you are more concerned with the moments when you have possession of the ball or are about to receive the ball.…

— Frank Rijkaard

“I have zero desire to be tossed around like some kind of meat bag just because I have possession of a ball anyone can…

— Gena Showalter

I think Guardiola puts more emphasis on possession of the ball and how can we dominate the opposition in possession and overload spaces where…

— Eidur Gudjohnsen

With Jorginho it depends what type of football you want to play. If you want to play possession where you have the ball all…

— Gianfranco Zola

The secret for someone in my position is to keep it simple. Keep possession and keep the ball moving quickly so that you tire…

— Andrea Pirlo

When you are a coach, you are watching how the team is positioning itself on the field - if your team is in possession…

— Frank Rijkaard

Leeds are enjoying more possession now that they have the ball.

— Simon Brotherton

At Tottenham, I'm asked to take a lot of risks to keep maximum possession of the ball and build from the back.

— Hugo Lloris

I want my team to play well almost all of the time and have possession of the ball.

— Quique Setien