Football Quotes by Darren Fletcher

I was a Celtic fan who waited a long time for us to win something.

— Darren Fletcher

Competition is great, it brings the best out in everyone.

— Darren Fletcher

It's important you have a good squad because it's a long season.

— Darren Fletcher

I am always thinking about football.

— Darren Fletcher

I trained with Hearts, Hibs, Celtic and Rangers when I was a kid.

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I know what it meant to me to play for my country.

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There are times when you don't play well but I always turned up.

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I knew that Roy Keane really liked me.

— Darren Fletcher

In football, you bottle everything up. It's dangerous because to perform at your best you need to be mentally ready.

— Darren Fletcher

When the supporters see a local lad coming through and doing well, it sometimes means a lot more than going out and…

— Darren Fletcher

Great Manchester United players have always done that, they've never gone simple or safe.

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More than likely if I had signed for a Scottish club I would have signed for Rangers, believe it or not.

— Darren Fletcher

Obviously you need your big players or so-called star players to win you games but it's the team that wins you the…

— Darren Fletcher

Everyone looks at the great stars but there are different ways to win games.

— Darren Fletcher

I get people coming up to me and asking what I think of Roy Keane. I love Roy Keane!

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There were others who could control, pass and shoot the ball as good as me but I think football is played in…

— Darren Fletcher

I played so many games for United and was there for such a long time. United is the biggest club in the…

— Darren Fletcher

Going back to the Arsenal invincibles, I thought they were fantastic. Jose Mourinho's first Chelsea team were very powerful and strong. They…

— Darren Fletcher

You have got to earn the title. Nobody gives you the trophy. The team that wins the league will be the team…

— Darren Fletcher

Roy Keane was wonderful with me. He was the ultimate captain. He was somebody who helped me more than anyone in the…

— Darren Fletcher

Although I was prepared to stop playing for the greater good of my health, I was fortunate to find out that playing…

— Darren Fletcher

Do I have regrets about leaving United? Well, I wish I had listened to Louis van Gaal during the first three games…

— Darren Fletcher

I took it upon myself to give it everything to become a professional footballer and then, when I made it, I didn't…

— Darren Fletcher

It was Roy Keane challenging me as Manchester United captain and it was something I was used to in the dressing room.…

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Giggsy was the standard-bearer. He ended up with 13 title winners' medals, and I have won five, which is great, but I…

— Darren Fletcher

For me as a midfielder, Paul Scholes was the best possible teacher. When people ask me my hardest opponent, I always refer…

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You've got to find yourself a role in the team.

— Darren Fletcher

There are times you have to dig deep to win football matches.

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I owe everything to Sir Alex Ferguson.

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English teams recognise you can control a game without possession.

— Darren Fletcher

As players you get more mature every season and pick up more experience.

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I recognise the power of football, the power of a name like Manchester United.

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I enjoyed my time under Louis van Gaal and I learnt a lot, but it never happened for me under him.

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When you win titles, you don't win it by playing fancy football all the time.

— Darren Fletcher

When I am on the pitch at Old Trafford, it just feels comfortable. It feels like home.

— Darren Fletcher

That defensive midfield role is almost a specified position since Makelele made it famous.

— Darren Fletcher

I love the game, would love to still be involved in the game, coaching and speaking in dressing rooms and motivating players.

— Darren Fletcher

A top class centre-half like Virgil van Dijk has accelerated the progress of players at Liverpool.

— Darren Fletcher

I'm a big fan of Scottish football. I want the league to do well and I think it's a fantastic product that…

— Darren Fletcher

I would have liked to have seen Chelsea play with Lampard and Ballack as centre-halves and to have seen what would have…

— Darren Fletcher