--- title: "11 English Game Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 English Game quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best English Game sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74d/mike-parry-57708_certain_there-s-a-certain-englishness-about-the_2417645.jpg" --- > [There's a certain Englishness about the English game](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-parry/there-s-a-certain-englishness-about-the-english-game/) [Mike Parry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-parry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74d/mike-parry-57708_certain_there-s-a-certain-englishness-about-the_2417645.jpg) > [Arsene Wenger is a legend in the English game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-carragher/arsene-wenger-is-a-legend-in-the-english-game/) [Jamie Carragher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-carragher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e1/jamie-carragher-4193_english_arsene-wenger-is-a-legend-in-the-english_2607337.png) > [In training, the players would deliberately hit high balls into me and barge into me so I'd get used to that side…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-de-gea/in-training-the-players-would-deliberately-hit-high-balls-into-me-and/) [David de Gea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-de-gea/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b6/david-de-gea-8998_enjoy_in-training-the-players-would-deliberate_2176957.jpg) > [The Premier League benefits from foreigners, and the game's evolved in a way that's beneficial, but you can't lose the roots of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cesar-azpilicueta/the-premier-league-benefits-from-foreigners-and-the-game-s-evolved-in/) [Cesar Azpilicueta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cesar-azpilicueta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64d/cesar-azpilicueta-27413_benefits_the-premier-league-benefits-from-foreign_2315318.jpg) > [I wouldn't have any fears about coming to England because I have played against English sides in the Champions League and studied…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willian/i-wouldn-t-have-any-fears-about-coming-to-england-because-i-have/) [Willian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/271/willian-5316_champions-league_i-wouldn-t-have-any-fears-about-coming-t_1024428.jpg) > [The English game is not faster than the German game. Perhaps there are a few more sprints. But there is a different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jurgen-klopp/the-english-game-is-not-faster-than-the-german-game-perhaps-there-are/) [Jurgen Klopp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jurgen-klopp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b62/jurgen-klopp-4169_football_the-english-game-is-not-faster-than-the_606270.jpg) > [Obviously you know match-fixing is out there but you don't really associate it with the English game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adebayo-akinfenwa/obviously-you-know-match-fixing-is-out-there-but-you-don-t-really/) [Adebayo Akinfenwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adebayo-akinfenwa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf4/adebayo-akinfenwa-5817_english_obviously-you-know-match-fixing-is-out-t_992570.jpg) > [I've learned to adapt to the pace of the English game and a different style of football in the Premier League.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ballack/i-ve-learned-to-adapt-to-the-pace-of-the-english-game-and-a-different/) [Michael Ballack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ballack/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c46/michael-ballack-5062_adapt_i-ve-learned-to-adapt-to-the-pace-of-the_486229.jpg) > [That is probably the biggest issue about the English game. You need to be a great player and great at striking the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/that-is-probably-the-biggest-issue-about-the-english-game-you-need-to/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/744/xabi-alonso-4677_football_that-is-probably-the-biggest-issue-about_354236.png) > [Manchester United have risen to the pinnacle of the English game at a time when the rewards are so high - thanks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-cornwell/manchester-united-have-risen-to-the-pinnacle-of-the-english-game-at-a/) [Phil Cornwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-cornwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/871/phil-cornwell-58364_analysis_manchester-united-have-risen-to-the-pinn_360739.jpg) > [I run an academy in Spain for young footballers who are released by their clubs and who, in my opinion, deserve a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-hoddle/i-run-an-academy-in-spain-for-young-footballers-who-are-released-by/) [Glenn Hoddle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-hoddle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dce/glenn-hoddle-12747_academy_i-run-an-academy-in-spain-for-young-foot_84122.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/english-game/#itemlist", "name": "English Game Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's a certain Englishness about the English game", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mike Parry" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-parry/there-s-a-certain-englishness-about-the-english-game/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74d/mike-parry-57708_certain_there-s-a-certain-englishness-about-the_2417645.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74d/mike-parry-57708_certain_there-s-a-certain-englishness-about-the_2417645.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74d/mike-parry-57708_certain_there-s-a-certain-englishness-about-the_2417645.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There's a certain Englishness about the English game” — Mike Parry", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Arsene Wenger is a legend in the English game.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jamie Carragher" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-carragher/arsene-wenger-is-a-legend-in-the-english-game/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e1/jamie-carragher-4193_english_arsene-wenger-is-a-legend-in-the-english_2607337.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e1/jamie-carragher-4193_english_arsene-wenger-is-a-legend-in-the-english_2607337.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e1/jamie-carragher-4193_english_arsene-wenger-is-a-legend-in-the-english_2607337.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Arsene Wenger is a legend in the English game.” — Jamie Carragher", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In training, the players would deliberately hit high balls into me and barge into me so I'd get used to that side of the English game. 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