Football Quotes by Scott Parker

We are trying to make football so pure and sterile it becomes unrealistic.

— Scott Parker

You can't build teams with drastic changes or a drastic swing of players.

— Scott Parker

After a couple of sessions you know if a coach knows what he is doing.

— Scott Parker

On the field, I was probably coaching more, helping players and doing my coaching badges.

— Scott Parker

When I stop playing I'll want a new challenge. I couldn't just do nothing.

— Scott Parker

Confidence is the most key thing in football.

— Scott Parker

There is a process at Fulham how they sign players. The owner is the owner, but I do have a say and…

— Scott Parker

I'm familiar with Bournemouth because of my relationship with Harry Arter. It's a football club I know well from watching him over…

— Scott Parker

World-class midfield players get their share of goals and that's something I want to add to my game.

— Scott Parker

I really want to make Charlton a stable side in the Premier League but I'd be lying if I said England wasn't…

— Scott Parker

When you're at a football club, the heart and soul of it is bigger than a win or a loss, so I'd…

— Scott Parker

I realise I have to adapt my game a bit at international level; that the combativeness in the Premier League is a…

— Scott Parker

You always worry about how the players are seeing it when you're losing games, so you've got to keep your messages very…

— Scott Parker

In football, especially at international level, opportunities come along and you have to grab them.

— Scott Parker

And, for me, there is a passion in managing or coaching, whether it is working on a training ground or dealing with…

— Scott Parker

People talk about my age, but you could probably include me in that. I haven't got a lot of experience at international…

— Scott Parker

I'm not going to be negative and say it's fine to lose three or four on the bounce, of course not, but…

— Scott Parker

I defend and track my runners but, if there's another big asset you need as a midfielder, it's to score goals. I…

— Scott Parker

You see it every week, when a player makes a mistake, his first action is to try and put it right, and…

— Scott Parker

I came from Charlton, and no disrespect to them, but I was there from the age of nine and going to Chelsea…

— Scott Parker

You can play all the games you want as a professional footballer, but when you go into coaching it's just totally different.

— Scott Parker

I had a fantastic time at Fulham, I'm very, very proud to lead the club, I have nothing but admiration.

— Scott Parker

Management isn't just about tactics and what happens on the training ground or in a game. Of course you need those skills.…

— Scott Parker

We want hungry players, players who have a burning ambition to play in the Premier League and stay in the Premier League…

— Scott Parker

My England career had been very up and down - I had been involved in some squads, and not in others, so…

— Scott Parker