Peter Crouch Quotes

Pedro has special qualities. He adds a lot, dribbling, scoring, keeping the pitch wide. He's always ready to compete.

I know people say you have to be big and strong to play in the Premier League, but you cannot just judge a player by their size. You have to look at their other qualities, too.

There are footballers who are very good playing on the outside but don't know what to do inside. Then there are players who are very good inside but don't have the physique, the legs, to go outside.

I am not very tall but I am intelligent as a soccer player.

I was always quite technical as a player, but when you are the size I am, if you are crap in the air, it is going to look bad.

I am not that fast and skilful. I am not Raheem Sterling, am I? So I know I have to use my strength and power in the box.

I have great technique, a good shot, and I'm pretty good in the air.

For me, from day one, I don't think I realized that I was considered undersized, but I knew I was good. I had certain tools in my toolbox that other guys didn't have, like agility, quickness and explosiveness.

Smaller players in the Premier League are very good at using their bodies and that's what I will continue to do.

It strikes me that these days, clubs don't even want players who can truly play any more; they just want athletes, quick guys who don't have a football brain, can just run and run; some of them, Jesus. I can never imagine acting like that.

Nate Robinson has a lot of jumping ability, but I don't see Josh losing.

Demarcus Cousins, he can move. With his size, he can really use his size on the perimeter against anybody. That's what I want to do when I get to the league.

I'm not someone who can do 10 stepovers or backheels - I'm not very interested in that. I'm more fascinated by the simplicity of play because the thing that makes this sport so beautiful.

I think of myself as a complete player.

I like Jorginho, the way he plays and passes.

Usually, the most intelligent player is a midfielder.

100 percent, I'm a natural athlete. From when I was younger, I played so many different sports and I've got a competitive mindset.

If someone had told me at fourteen that I'd be six-ten, I might have stuck with basketball, in all seriousness.

Calvin Johnson, we've never seen a receiver like him - size, speed and how he's developed his overall route running and toughness.

English football is very physical, much more so than Spanish football - I felt it in the first match.

I think guys that play basketball really understand how to go up and get a ball. Because in a rebound situation, you've got to go up and fight for a ball. Just boxing out. There are a lot of things that transfer.

Dybala's game is easier on the eye, but Pogba is extraordinary because he has physicality and technique.

Being tall isn't what makes you a good footballer, and I don't think that's the defining factor in English football at all.

For me, David Silva is a fantastic player because his technique is incredible, and he understands when the right time to pass the ball is.

With my size and length I can affect the game in a lot of ways.