Gerard Deulofeu Quotes

Chelsea is a fantastic place for young kids. They develop you, work you hard, and you can see they have top-class talent all around the world.

I enjoy teaching football.

The most important thing for me is to feel that young players want to learn on the training pitch. If they spend 10 hours sitting around playing PlayStation, that's their business.

Playing for Barcelona's academy was a very important time for me and my career, as I learned a great deal here.

I will miss the day to day stuff because I love coaching. I love being out on the pitch.

We are a great fit, and I'm excited about the chance to influence a new generation of young footballers alongside Warrior.

Ajax is the best academy in the world.

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

Salzburg improved me as a player, and I learnt so much there. I got a really tactical education.

West Ham have a great academy.

City has helped me and Chelsea has helped me to be in the national squad.

I'm more of a hands-on person. I like working with young people from the standpoint of providing support for the grassroots programs. State, national and Olympic champions begin at a grassroots level.

I didn't really want to be the coach who wins but the coach who educates.

Success in football is impossible without a good school.

I find young kids. I enjoy coaching and enjoy making them better players.

I want to do what I can to give the next generation of athletes added advantages in the game.

When I can 10 or 11, my mom was the one out there catching passes for me. She was my prime receiver.

Kids don't learn the fundamentals of baseball at the games anymore.

There are great amateur bodies that have good programs right from the grassroots level to professionals.

We're not the only ones out there trying to get good players and trying to help kids.

Chinese players are not as naturally skilled like South American or European players, like players who learned football when they were kids. They're not good.

My father didn't know about cricket. Then, one of my father's friend advised him to take me to a coaching camp.

For me, playing through all the youth teams at Borussia Dortmund was a really good experience because I was able to play against talented opponents at a relatively early age.

When I was young, the best moment came when I was 10 and I got invited to the academy. I remember getting all this Ajax training gear and suddenly I was able to call myself an Ajax player.

I love watching players improve - even as a Little League coach.