Jack Butland Quotes

The challenge for young players is always stepping into the next level in terms of how much faster the game is.

I want kids to continue to enjoy our game and benefit from the rewards of playing the ultimate team sport. That's why it's important for young players, parents, and coaches to know about U.S.A. Football's Head Up Football program.

The Premier League is what it is. Some people will see the intensity and quality as a great advantage for your players: it will make them better. Some will see it as a disadvantage because the players play at such a high level and such intensity, it's difficult for them to drum that up, that intensity, with a very short space of rest time.

I realise the Premier League is a very tough league and I know I have to be stronger.

Football is my true love. I played with boys until I was 11 and then for a girls' club in Middlesbrough until I was 16.

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.

The Premier League is not easy for young players because it is very hard, very tough. Most of the players are very tall.

You're all over the place usually with young players. You're trying to manage their emotions and teach them NBA situations. It usually takes months, even years, to learn and recognize NBA situations and then to develop a level of competitiveness that's necessary at this level.

I think that's vitally important, that we get players playing at a younger age group.

When I was growing up, I played football, I loved football.

I think when I started playing against some of the best guys on the AAU circuit, I started to look at myself and say, 'I am one of these guys.'

Manchester City has a really good academy, and they're winning titles at all ages.

We have mentally tough players coming out of Villanova.

I was released by Chelsea at 14 years old. I remember it, a Tuesday night. On the Wednesday, I was training with Fulham, five minutes from my house, and then on the Thursday, I was training with West Ham. After one session at both clubs, they both wanted me.

So, growing up myself, I played flag all the way up until seventh grade. So, we didn't tackle until I was 12, 13 years old or whatever it was.

There are still so many issues around young players, and we need to find the right way for them. What is really important? What does he need for his self-belief? For his development?

I didn't start playing football a lot until I was in high school. I played it in seventh and eighth grade, but I didn't play Pop Warner or anything.

I played for Barcelona, for Ajax, where it's important to develop and integrate young talent.

I do not feel the need to play in Ligue 1, nor in the Premier League or in Serie A.

I don't think in the big clubs in Europe you can find three strikers with an average age of 20.

I've always been strong physically and I think for a player what happens off the field is even more important.

I am dreaming that Italy can return to having lots of important talent. We need to grow our young players.

We have to let them grow, because young players can always improve. That goes for Jack Wilshere, too.

I'm becoming a more complete player where I believe I can compete more week in, week out, especially in major championships.

If young players are capable of playing 90 minutes every week at European clubs why prevent them from doing that?