Football Quote by Johan Cruyff

I started playing when I was about 16, and I got picked for the England youth team when I was 17 because I was…

— Fallon Sherrock

English players are probably scared to come abroad. They are in a comfort zone in England: that's where we grew up; that's where we…

— Ashley Cole

I have only been here since 1996 but between 1966 and 1996 England had thirty years without foreign players and didn't win any more…

— Arsene Wenger

I moved to England at a young age so it was different, unlike other Dutch players as I had to get used to a…

— Patrick van Aanholt

I'm a great believer in the lower leagues, the pyramid system, but there is mileage in having B-teams in England with young players playing…

— David Moyes

In Holland you go into amateur teams, come up through the ranks and are generally spotted for senior or professional football. At 16, I…

— Jaap Stam

When I came to Manchester, it was a bigger step from when I was in Villarreal. It is something that is not easy, when…

— Eric Bailly

There is a common mistake people make. They say, 'We need to play the young English boys.' Of course, but only if they are…

— Gianfranco Zola

To be honest, I started playing for Belgium in the youth team stages. As a kid, Belgium was all I knew. We played football…

— Divock Origi

It is not always easy for a young player to come through at the club level, because all the clubs are able to buy…

— Edwin van der Sar

Maybe we have more young English players than people sometimes think. They just need a chance to show their ability.

— Neil Warnock

When I was playing for Chelsea and Arsenal, we had a young team but also experienced players. You still have space for the youngsters…

— Nicolas Anelka