National team Quotes · Page 6

The pressure on the English national team has always been very big at all the big tournaments.

— Sven-Goran Eriksson

The treatment of Wayne Rooney told me something about the way England fans view the national team.

— Sven-Goran Eriksson

I came to England because I thought it would help me to get back in the Brazilian national team.

— Fernandinho

To have won trophies with Chelsea and the national team, it is a great feeling and means so much to make history…

— Edouard Mendy

The national team was like a second family for me. I will always carry those 13 years of my life in my heart.

— Miroslav Klose

I spent a lot of time in the national team and I love playing for my country.

— Oscar

As a player, you want to play for your national team - if you're fit, you play; if you're not fit, you…

— Christian Eriksen

It's really different to play against your brother. I got the opportunity to play against him, and then play together on the…

— Juancho Hernangomez

You know, when you are the Italian national team, all the time you need to win because for our history, it is…

— Fabio Cannavaro

The horizon is a little bit blocked with Didier Deschamps as manager. I respect his choices, but the French national team doesn't…

— Samir Nasri

It's hard to think about the national team when you are with your club side and so invested in your team, your…

— Joe Ingles

For Croatians it means everything to play for the national team. Because of the past. A lot of people died in the…

— Dejan Lovren

I just want to say that aside from Atlanta United, any national team gives you a little bit more free time. I…

— Gerardo Martino

It doesn't matter to me, because in Europe I used to play for my national team... I was one of the best…

— Bojan Bogdanovic

I would love to become the national team coach. I am aware that it is a tough job, but I spent 15…

— Fabio Cannavaro

When I first met him [James Galanis], he just said, "Look, if you want to be a professional soccer player, if you…

— Carli Lloyd

Portugal have a national team called Cristiano Ronaldo and a group of players who run after him.

— Carlos Queiroz

I was growing up in England and England was the only national team I knew, so I was actually very pleased to…

— Alex Iwobi

I've been the captain at Ajax and once for the national team - it's nice and makes you an important player.

— Edwin van der Sar

No one person is going to come in and change the world, or a national team.

— Carlos Vela

We must lift ourselves for every challenge we face, no matter who you are playing - and that applies especially to the…

— Dusan Tadic

Since the national team doesn't have a stadium yet, they'll come to play here, at Sofia airport.

— Ivan Slavkov

I feel at home and very happy with the national team. Even with the responsibility, I am very proud I can go…

— Richarlison

I said yes to Real Madrid while keeping my responsibility to the national team. I was completely honest.

— Julen Lopetegui

When I left the U.S., I sort of left that frustration and that pressure to make the national team behind me.

— Christen Press

International soccer has been a big part of my love for the sport. I love the Men's National Team. I can say…

— Drew Carey

I understand that it's always difficult for a national team to have a foreign manager. It's a nationalistic question that also flows…

— Gerardo Martino

There's always a mix of generations in the national team. You have to bring the best players you think will help you…

— Julen Lopetegui

Both at Barca and the Spanish national team we know that the best way to win is by sticking to our philosophy.

— Pedro

When I wear the national team shirt, its sole contact with my skin makes it stand on an end.

— Diego Maradona

The cool thing about China is that they really put a lot of value on their national team.

— Jordan Larson

At the World Cup and at national team camps it's hard. Everyone wanted me to go back home and play for their…

— Jude Bellingham

I can speak in cliches and say how much the Israel national team means to us, but we have to prove that…

— Eran Zahavi

Of course when you are starting to be a coach you want to do your best and my national team is my…

— Fabio Cannavaro

It is always disappointing when a player is not prepared to stick it out and fight for his place in a national…

— Rudolph Straeuli

All my younger years, I was a No. 10. In the national team, I used to play No. 10, and Marseille, I…

— Samir Nasri

Shkodran Mustafi is a great choice, he's a great defender with lots of experience. He played with the German national team so…

— Michel Salgado

I do not think about the national team too much because footballistically it is not of too much interest.

— Arsene Wenger

The elite footballers of one country meet at the national team and it's an honour for me to be among them.

— Ilkay Gundogan

I get on with Iniesta very well. It is very easy to get along well with him, just like with all players…

— Isco