Quotes About Football

There were far too many at my birthday party, and I wouldn't have invited any of them. I couldn't see them at first, because it takes a few days for the eyes to open, but they made their presence felt. Try having breakfast with a football team, all of them fighting to get hold of the same piece of toast, and you'll know what I went through.

Tubby Robbins took me apart in the '39 Grand Final and when I got home Rosemary said, "I think you met your match today," and I thumped her one. She apologised later but by that time the damage was done.

Personally yes I want our country to have one league. When it's going to be one league, which we all are hearing, it has to be abiding by AFC rules.

I don't think any of us are above the ability to change football from what it is.

I'm just a Tottenham fan living the dream, basically. To play for Tottenham it was always an absolute dream to have all the kits.

The impact of Luis Enrique has been very positive. He has very clear ideas about football and we've absorbed them.

At Southampton, my dad was the academy coach at under-11 level.

When you're in an academy, every day you're in at 9 A.M., and it's, 'Do this, do that,' but we just came with our football.

Ajax is the best academy in the world.

Accelerating, dribbling, and creating opportunities are the DNA of my game.

Football should be accessible to every child, regardless of ability or background.

I just want to continue to play great football - that's all that matters. I don't really care about the accolades or any of that.

I always sidefooted the ball as I wanted to keep the accuracy on it but I was quite fortunate that I could sidefoot a ball powerfully.

I'm accustomed to pressure. It's what we, as players, live. If you don't want pressure, then football is not for you.

Those who have achieved success in football have a degree of responsibility to be open and honest about our 'calling,' our passion.

I do not agree that the coach has to adapt to the players. There was a time when I thought it, but that was because I did not understand football.

You always need time to adapt to a new manager. But in football if you don't get a result, you are under pressure.

Guardiola has come to City with a very unique style. And he wants to continue that philosophy. We had to work to adapt to his style.

At my age - 31, nearly 32 - the No. 9 role is perfect for me. But it is important to adapt to whatever the team and the coach need.

People are really excited right now to see women in new roles. When I was young, as a crazy football addict, it wasn't something I saw, and maybe that's why I thought it was never something I can do.

Klopp would be a great addition to any team.

I've always had people come up to me to say that they admire the way I play, and then they tell me they're not United fans. That's always been nice.

I'm an admirer of Guardiola's work.

Football is a great environment for a movie because there is such passion for it and so much adrenaline.