Important Quote by Roy Hodgson

The most important thing is that the player is good enough and has a desire for the national team.

— Hansi Flick

With the national team, you never know how long you've got, so you always have to be pushing and making the most of it.

— Clint Dempsey

The national team has always been a priority for me.

— Robinho

Being called up to the national team is about going with them, playing the best you possibly can, and trying to win. That's how…

— Gerard Pique

Getting to the national team is very complicated.

— David de Gea

When you come in with the national team, there's an adjustment period. Sometimes you don't have time to adjust.

— Clint Dempsey

To play with the national team is the ultimate goal for any player.

— Jesus Navas

It's hard to think about the national team when you are with your club side and so invested in your team, your individual self…

— Joe Ingles

When you're with your club team, every week you have a performance to judge. But when you're with the national team, it's a little…

— Landon Donovan

It's more difficult to achieve something with the national team because players from several clubs get together and less frequently.

— Manuel Neuer

I will never close the door to the national team on anyone, but you also have to remember that in modern football, only players…

— Fabio Capello

You don't have time to think about things that aren't as important as football and the points that are at stake in the games…

— David de Gea