John McGinn Quotes

In big clubs, you always have competitions for places.

What one does in one's club is what determines whether one gets called up for the national team.

If I do well at Chelsea, then the national team will take care of itself.

I believe that, in principle, it is easier to get into the national team if you perform well at Bayern, compared to what the benefits of playing for other clubs are.

There are no guarantees getting into an England squad: there's so many unbelievable players.

I have had to work hard to get in the starting XI for England.

To be in the England squad, you have got to be playing well and your standards have got to be up there.

It's a goal to get myself in the squad for the World Cup.

No one can take their place or their England shirt for granted. If I want to be in that squad, I need to keep banging in the goals to make sure I stay in the manager's plans.

You don't get called up to the national team because you tell good jokes, you are funny, you are handsome or because you are Messi's friend. You are called up because you have a role at your given club and you have personality.

It is everyone's dream to play for England and we have got a lot of top players in that midfield and lot of competition. For me to break in there, I have got to keep the form up for club at the top level.

Every time I join the Selecao I try to maintain my good form and prove why I was called up.

The national team is part of my life. I have an incredible history, of many conquests and also many defeats. But to play for Brazil, I have to have a club and play well. I'm not going to be picked on my past or because of my sponsor, as many have said.

The competition for World Cup places is massive, and you can't just rest on what you've done in the past or anything like that.

I've really enjoyed myself and the time I've had on the pitch, the opportunity to play for England.

I want to widen the pool. In the past, England players have maybe had the comfort of knowing what the next squad is going to be before it's announced, but I'd like there to be more uncertainty. More competition for places means the standard goes up.

Of course, for the national team it is good to have Mesut Ozil in good form.

I don't pick tournaments to score or rivals or other teams to score against. I'm a striker: every game I play, I want to score.

It is always a good thing that whoever is getting a chance in the playing XI has been performing well.

It's not about age. If Marcus Rashford is ready for England then he should play.

You have to be on top of your game, train hard every day, and try to convince the boss throughout the week that he should put you in the team.

I'm very excited about being added to the USA Men's National Team roster.

You're not getting any recognition as a point guard if you ain't winning.

I'm really pleased with WPS and the quality of players and the teams.

It's quite difficult to explain, but I really enjoyed playing against Arsenal, and I'm really pleased that we had great results against them during my career.