Forward Quote by Roberto Di Matteo

There's nothing to enjoy about pre-season, you just have to work hard.

— Kelechi Iheanacho

Pre-season isn't just about conditioning but also getting used to each other as a team and a group of men. You spend more time…

— Colin Kazim-Richards

Pre-season is warm-up for the season so if you can do it in pre-season then you can do it in the season. So it's…

— Michail Antonio

The main aim of pre-season is to get ready for the competitive games and go into those in the best possible fashion on group…

— Julen Lopetegui

A good pre-season is essential if you want to do well.

— Chris Smalling

When you play, of course you want to win, but the most important thing about pre-season is improving your fitness.

— Bojan Krkic

You want to have a great pre-season, you want to play games.

— Robert Snodgrass

The start of the season is always an exciting time. You're getting everything off the ground, establishing a style of play, a system.

— Tom Thibodeau

It's always good to win in the pre-season.

— Fabio Cannavaro

It's nice to get comfortable with the plays before the season starts.

— Eric Reid

For a player, it is important to work and work well and improve every day in pre-season.

— Roberto Mancini

I have learned during my football career that the start of a tournament or season is fun, but that it is mainly about the…

— Matthijs de Ligt