Quotes About Football

In the Champions League, there are no weak teams.

In England, it's a rare thing to see a player smoking but, all in all, I prefer that to an alcoholic. The relationship with alcohol is a real problem in English football and, in the short term, it's much more harmful to a sportsman. It weakens the body, which becomes more susceptible to injury.

Nothing's in my head when I'm out there; I'm just trying to have fun on the football pitch.

Of course I want to be on the pitch as much as possible and score goals for my club.

All I want to do is get on the pitch and perform, and hopefully, that will do the talking.

The first pitch I played on, for my first club, Braine-le-Comte, was only a metre from our house! I progressed very quickly.

Brazil - they're so good it's like they are running round the pitch playing with themselves.

I love playing football, being out on the pitch with a ball, and I will be a little sad when that ends.

I don't usually get nervous on the pitch because playing football is what I've done all my life.

I've always had a good relationship with Pochettino. We are very good friends off the pitch now.

I compliment Kramer perfectly. We both put in a lot of legwork, win many balls, and we're comfortable with the ball at our feet. We also talk a lot both off and on the pitch.

I don't mind if my performances get dissected and people criticise what I've done on the pitch. They can talk about my game 24/7 for all I care. And a lot of those opinions and criticisms may actually be right. So I don't mind that.

I started playing football young, and my career was on the pitch.

I've always been looking to get goals and assists, and to do that, I need to be higher up the pitch.

The easiest thing to write was 'Fever Pitch' because it was a memoir.

Arsenal play attractive football, and I enjoy that. I think you could see against the MLS side that this team has a lot of quality, and we'll give our all to show that on the pitch.

I've played many matches against English clubs and the national team - and I always notice a difference in those games. When you play against the inventors of football, it adds more importance to the result, and you can see that demonstrated by the levels on the pitch.

If you are the coach of a national team, you have to evaluate players based on what they do on the pitch.

I am just happy about every minute I can be on the pitch.

When I used to see things in the newspapers, going onto the pitch was the best way to get away from it.

I think that being confident gives you more freedom. It liberates you, helps you have the courage to do things on the football pitch.

The FA Cup final is such a fantastic final to play in. I played in the 1999 one at Wembley, and after having watched so many finals as a kid, to be able to make that long walk up from the dressing room to the pitch was fantastic.

Messi often has a crowd of opponents around him, but with Neymar on the pitch, too, at least two of those opposition players will have to be aware of him.

I think I am someone who is happy playing football. It is just that. Whenever I go onto the pitch, I always try and be happy. That is the big motivation that I have always had. Nothing else.