Football Quotes by Chris Smalling

All of us are professionals and no player wants not to play.

— Chris Smalling

You can't have two or three games where you let your level drop.

— Chris Smalling

I know from playing against Mata that he's a great player.

— Chris Smalling

A good pre-season is essential if you want to do well.

— Chris Smalling

Van Gaal is receptive to other people's ideas.

— Chris Smalling

Playing in the Manchester derby definitely helped me.

— Chris Smalling

Even before I joined Manchester United, I knew of Wazza as a hard worker.

— Chris Smalling

Transfer speculation during the off-season does spur you on.

— Chris Smalling

Whether it's the Premier League or the Champions League, I can showcase my abilities.

— Chris Smalling

You can put too much pressure on yourself. You can start forcing balls, maybe trying too hard. You make things too complicated.

— Chris Smalling

We take more risks at United than the majority of teams but the manager wants us to play.

— Chris Smalling

Ultimately it's your club form that decides whether you play at a World Cup because there aren't many England games throughout the…

— Chris Smalling

When you've got the experienced players around you who've won countless trophies and titles between them, you want to rise to them.

— Chris Smalling

I think the more games the better and I am always one that would rather play than train.

— Chris Smalling

I love a challenge and when a new centre-back comes in it makes you raise your game. You have to show more,…

— Chris Smalling

With United the spotlight is always on and there's always going to be that pressure, no matter what the game is.

— Chris Smalling

Football was always a dream, but a distant dream until when I was about to go to university. I'd had a couple…

— Chris Smalling

I think a lot of managers say that it starts from the front and us as defenders know it helps our job…

— Chris Smalling

I always hoped I'd get a chance to prove myself at the top level because I believed I could do it, but…

— Chris Smalling

It doesn't matter whether it's the 93rd minute, Giggsy is making his jinky, mazy little runs. You could forgive him for maybe…

— Chris Smalling

When you come to Manchester United, in every transfer window - whether the team is doing well or badly - there are…

— Chris Smalling

Anyone who wants to be a centre-half would have to say that John Terry is a role model. Every centre-half in the…

— Chris Smalling

You do see very few English players going abroad and those that do are largely good players otherwise they wouldn't have gone,…

— Chris Smalling

I guess football is a game of opinions.

— Chris Smalling

If they want to kick the ball up in the air, I will challenge all day long.

— Chris Smalling

I liked Thierry Henry. I watched Arsenal so much on TV.

— Chris Smalling

All you can do is let your football do the talking.

— Chris Smalling

I just try to do my best and try to be a part of the team.

— Chris Smalling

The FA Cup is notoriously unpredictable.

— Chris Smalling

I was playing regularly for United up to when I left.

— Chris Smalling

There are lots of aspects to work on my game, which the coaches do with me every day.

— Chris Smalling

People might think it's all about getting up for a game but it's often the opposite.

— Chris Smalling

It's nice when you can have that battle on the pitch and then there's respect after the game because, ultimately, you are…

— Chris Smalling

I didn't see myself playing regularly at right-back for Manchester United or making my England debut in that position.

— Chris Smalling

You can have so many different demands; trying to please the fans, pleasing the manager, please yourself.

— Chris Smalling

To have a chance at a big club, if it goes well and the club is happy and I am happy, then…

— Chris Smalling

A lot of successful teams are based on having two or three solid partners that rarely change.

— Chris Smalling

I like to get the ball down and play, but I can always get stuck in and hold my own.

— Chris Smalling

You know that without the whole team working together, it's a very hard job for the defenders, so everyone plays a part.

— Chris Smalling

When someone like Lukaku gets you in the position where he's holding you off it is key to try and nick it…

— Chris Smalling