Hill Quote by John Stones

From the age of six I used to watch every England team and when I was messing around in the backyard I would pretend…

— Joe Root

England Under 16, Under 17, Under 18, I played centre-half. But back then, David Moyes thought it was difficult to throw a 16-year-old in…

— Jack Rodwell

To be honest, from England Under-16s, through the 17s and 18s, really all the way through my youth career, I played at centre-half. For…

— Jack Rodwell

Being through the England set-up since I was a young lad, passing was the style of football I grew up with.

— Jordan Pickford

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

— Alex Iwobi

I remember playing against the great Manchester United teams when I was a player.

— Graham Potter

When I was younger, I had two players: Luke Shaw and Gareth Bale. When Shaw was at Southampton, he was a left-back, and I…

— Ryan Sessegnon

As a youngster as I was a centre-half, I liked being on the ball and coming out from the back. I took chances so…

— Ross Barkley

The lads I played football with on the street when I was a kid in Cardiff were as good as me, and in many…

— Craig Bellamy

Before Bolton I played for Real Madrid and I was getting involved in the first-team training since I was 16 and then I played…

— Marcos Alonso

I remember how inspiring it was to meet players like Bobby Charlton or Bryan Robson when I was a kid. I still remember Clive…

— David Beckham

I didn't see myself playing regularly at right-back for Manchester United or making my England debut in that position.

— Chris Smalling