Ilkay Gundogan Quotes

Ilkay Gundogan

Profession : Athlete

Birth : October 24, 1990

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.

Ilkay Gundogan

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.

Ilkay Gundogan

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

Ilkay Gundogan

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.

Ilkay Gundogan

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

Ilkay Gundogan

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

Ilkay Gundogan

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.

Ilkay Gundogan

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

Ilkay Gundogan

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

Ilkay Gundogan

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.

Ilkay Gundogan

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

Ilkay Gundogan

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.

Ilkay Gundogan

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.

Ilkay Gundogan

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.

Ilkay Gundogan

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

Ilkay Gundogan

I grew up in a very multi-cultural society.

Ilkay Gundogan

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

Ilkay Gundogan

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.

Ilkay Gundogan

A player can have all the quality and everything it takes to play for a big-six team or to play for the best teams in the world but then sometimes it happens and it doesn't work out. It's not because of the player or the club, sometimes it's just the environment, it's the wrong timing.

Ilkay Gundogan