Joshua Zirkzee: ‘I want to play a pure game.
Nutmegs, chops and backheels are moments that belong in football. That style has value for me. It’s the soccer kid in me because it’s supposed to be fun too, isn’t it?”
“You have to pick the right moments. It’s intuition. I think I have excellent skills. I spent a lot of time on that as a kid. But if I lose the ball, I want to regain it immediately with the team. But the fancy footwork is part of my game at the end of the day.”
” occasionally drop down to midfield. I don’t do that for myself but to help the team. I am what I call a false striker. Not a No. 9, not a No. 10. 1 am a 9.5! That’s my game. Maybe I’m a little different than others. But being different is good, right?”