Andre Schurrle Quotes

Louis van Gaal trusted me; I played a lot of games.

At Palace, I feel like a first-team player, and I have got the opportunity to play every week.

I don't know why Mourinho didn't trust me.

In any footballer's head there comes a point where he recognises that he needs to be playing more games.

When I was at Leipzig, I was coming on for the last 10 or 20 minutes, and the game has kind of gone then. You don't get a feel for how you are as a player.

The players know what they have with Southampton, what they can expect from us, and that's the main part.

It was important to be with a coaching staff that didn't just believe in my football ability.

I got told I wasn't allowed to go on loan, which was a good thing but, at the same time, I just wanted to play matches. So do I annoy the manager and try to push for a loan or was I just to keep working hard and trust him?

Coming back to Tottenham, you feel confident with these players and the manager - the way he talks to you and wants you to play.

A player senses when a coach loses confidence in him. That, more than anything, can throw a player.

I have a lot of respect for Wenger. But a player needs playing time. And a coach has to put his faith in a player if he feels that he needs it.

I am happy to get the chance to play whenever I get the chance, and it is down to the manager's trust and the trust he has shown in me.

I don't think I've still got things to show Carlo Ancelotti. He has seen me play a lot, even before he was our manager, and he knows what I can do.

I wanted to go somewhere I could be more part of the team and where the coach really trusts me. At Schalke it wasn't really like that.

People are quick to think if you are not playing you are a bad player and it is not that at all.

That's the big thing for youngsters. When you go, you don't want a manager that's not going to have any trust in young players.

At Osasuna I had a difficult experience because of the relegation battle but I always had a place in the team. I played well all season.

I was doing nuclear med I didn't like it. My first semester I switched to film major. YouTube helped make that decision for me.

At City, when I was playing, I knew that at some point, the substitution board would go up, and I was going to come off because the manager didn't have trust in me. Then, you start to lose your confidence on the pitch.

I've played under many managers - some fantastic, some average, and some not so good. Even if it's not intentional, you log the good ideas and the bad ones.

I want to make it tough on the organization to not play me.

You never want to be behind your team-mate at the end of the year, that's definitely always going to be my goal.

As a young kid, you never really understand what it takes to be a footballer: what it's like after you've won or what the changing room is like after a loss, or, as an individual, have you played a good game? Have you played a bad game?

If it was up to me, obviously I would start every game, but that decision is up to the coach.

If a young player feels comfortable in a team then they will flourish and be who they want to be. It's less about patronising them and more about trusting them.