Football Quote by Mark Philippoussis

Some players mature at 18. Others at 28.

— Gianfranco Zola

When you make a young player feel young, it doesn't necessarily help them - they often want to be treated like everyone else. If…

— Eniola Aluko

Young players need to play, end of.

— Owen Hargreaves

A lot of kids, when they get to 18 or 19, they start getting flashy and forgetting about the real basics of being a professional footballer.

— Reiss Nelson

With young players, you have to have patience and trust that within the inconsistencies, you have a player in your hands for the future.…

— Javi Gracia

Players are getting better at a younger age. It shows how fearless everyone is becoming.

— Xander Schauffele

Kids are learning to play. That's why we're seeing an emergence. That's why we're seeing the Under-17s and Under-20s doing better in international football.

— Gary Lineker

Football has never been about young or old players - it is about good or bad players. If you're 13 or 31 and good…

— Michael Ballack

It's important to bring young players through if they're good enough.

— Ryan Mason

Communication is crucial. That's why young teams aren't usually good because their communication's not good because they're not confident in the communication.

— Jared Dudley

You hear all the time about European players playing the game. These players that come over at 17, 18 and 19, they just don't…

— Bobby Orr

At a young age winning is not the most important thing... the important thing is to develop creative and skilled players with good confidence.

— Arsene Wenger