Matt Cassel Quotes

I know a lot is going to be on our shoulders, especially the way we're starting games out. We have to start faster; I have to be sharper from the start, and I will be. And I'm confident that if we can get this thing started out a little better each week that we can get on that roll and be tough to stop.

Football is like this: after every game you have to do better in the next and the season is the same.

Each game, each series, there's so many different things that are going on and you have to find different ways to impact winning.

It's one thing to have a scouting report and not be able to execute it, and it's completely different if you're able to kind of work your way through that report, attack guys certain ways, use different sequences, and be effective with them.

When you train a massive club or little third division outfit, when you go out to play football in any situation, it is always about winning.

That's what tournament football's all about. It's about finding your feet in the first game, finding what works, and gaining confidence.

I feel like I have been a quick study in terms of picking up the different offensive schemes I have been exposed to. I think I offer a dependability and dedication that is very important to being successful.

Whenever something in the system changes, you have to prove yourself again. But wherever you go, you have to prove that you're better than whoever else is on the team. At a team like Arsenal, that's always going to be hard so I always have to be on it in training and matches.

There's always room for every player to improve.

I'm very please to have Unai Emery as my coach. I'm convinced I'll be able to make progress under him by working hard, which is the most important thing for me.

People learn from their mistakes and move forward.

As a quarterback, especially when I come off to the sideline, I am trying to get things corrected, trying to get things figured out and move on to the next series.

In sports, everything is a process.

It was a big surprise for me when they asked me to bat at three. That is a big thing. I was focussed on playing the situation. You need to be open anyway if you are playing for a team like India.

Every player wants to play more than 45 minutes, but it's the decision of the coach. You have to work hard.

I just keep myself focused and try to prepare each week for our games.

I try not to pay too much attention to the surroundings when you've got plays to worry about. It doesn't really matter. All we need is the grass and a couple of lines. We'll make it work and execute no matter what. At the end of the day, that's football.

If you can keep getting better, we can set ourselves better standards every game.

Whether it's at club level or with England, I have to stay on my toes and make that place my own.

Playing in a team like Barca, you always feel pressure. The demand is to win everything, but this is good for you as a footballer: it makes you play better.

Griezmann is an extraordinary player who adapts to all the needs of the team.

Everyone knows quarterback is a position where it takes a while to really start playing well.

In the first season, I didn't contribute enough, but I really believe you need a year to succeed in the Premier League; it's the fastest league in the world.

I have grown a lot under Ancelotti. He got the best out of me.

I love Coach K's passion to coach his players and to coach the game. I examined and watched the interaction between him and his staff, along with the players, and was impressed how hard they played.