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> [When a new manager comes in and you're not in the starting team straight away you have to accept the decision straight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reece-james/when-a-new-manager-comes-in-and-you-re-not-in-the-starting-team/)

[Reece James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reece-james/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6d/reece-james-6083_decision_when-a-new-manager-comes-in-and-you-re-n_298406.jpg)

> [It is an art in itself to compose a starting team, finding the balance between creative players and those with destructive powers,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rinus-michels/it-is-an-art-in-itself-to-compose-a-starting-team-finding-the-balance/)

[Rinus Michels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rinus-michels/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d3/rinus-michels-60077_art_it-is-an-art-in-itself-to-compose-a-star_691494.jpg)

> [I don't want to be known as a super sub. But you have got to be ready to come off the bench…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theo-walcott/i-don-t-want-to-be-known-as-a-super-sub-but-you-have-got-to-be-ready/)

[Theo Walcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theo-walcott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/008/theo-walcott-15143_bench_i-don-t-want-to-be-known-as-a-super-sub_1751300.png)

> [Even if I'm the 15th man on the bench, the first man off the bench, or I'm starting, I'm still part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-green/even-if-i-m-the-15th-man-on-the-bench-the-first-man-off-the-bench-or/)

[Gerald Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-green/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/081/gerald-green-6985_bench_even-if-i-m-the-15th-man-on-the-bench-th_2223638.jpg)

> [At 21, Real Madrid or Barcelona would have been more difficult for me. If I play well enough at Chelsea, I could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eden-hazard/at-21-real-madrid-or-barcelona-would-have-been-more-difficult-for-me/)

[Eden Hazard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eden-hazard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/447/eden-hazard-7076_football_at-21-real-madrid-or-barcelona-would-hav_2877577.png)

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