Thibaut Courtois Quotes

You're always supposed to follow-up any cross or whatever towards the goalkeeper.

Play the pass at the right moment - not on a dry pitch and not hitting it hard enough. We don't have to accept it; that was a mistake - no goalkeeper should dribble in this situation.

I've always thought it would be interesting to give insight on soccer because I have a lot of experience in my career.

I want to stop goals going in the net.

I actually spoke to all the national team players who play in the Premier League, asking about what the league is like and the style of play. It's one thing watching it on the TV, but being involved in it every day is another thing.

Sometimes journalists say that goalkeepers can do a little more when they play against Messi, but I see it in every training: it does not matter where you place yourself; he's going to shoot to the other side.

I have always wanted to play against those types of players such as Ronaldo and Neymar.

I've always wanted to become a professional soccer player.

The space between keepers and defenders is referred to as the 'corridor of opportunity' - a well-hit pass in there has the goalie questioning whether to come into traffic and defenders unsure of whether or where to clear the ball.

I played soccer and could have probably made it to the top league.

I'm not really a soccer fan. I understand they have skill and all that running up and down the pitch and what not.

I think Falcao is one of the best strikers because of the way he plays, more than simply being a player with a lot of class, to define a game, a style of play. He's proven that he's a player who works hard; he's very strong both tactically and technically.

If you watch me during the game, I celebrate when we press the ball and it goes out.

I just want to be one of the best in the Premier League, scoring goals.

If there is one certainty in soccer, it is this: The quickest road to becoming a winning soccer team is to have a great goalkeeper.

When I played for Boston Breakers in my early twenties, I really stepped up my training, which meant running drills until you're sick.

I'm always learning, especially with the different formations. It will help me in the long run to maybe become a forward player - on the wing or something.

My form with Denmark hasn't been too bad. I got off to a very slow start with five goals in my first 50 games.

Zidane was an idol for me, I grew up watching him play. He always asks me to come out playing the ball and that I don't just sit deep.

MLS is a league that is growing. What can I say? The league is more physical: the players here can play 90 minutes or more. There is a little bit more quality in Spain, because it's more technical, but it's difficult to say.

It's important to be a soccer player in the sense of the whole vision - if you put me at forward, I can do it, or if you put me in midfield, I can do it.

I am very proud of being Brazilian, but I am also thankful for having the chance to play in Germany for four and a half years. I have completely changed the way I play football because Germany is a tougher, faster game which is more tactical with tighter marking.

I first got involved in soccer when I was three years old. And I played until I was sixteen, so for thirteen years, and I love it.

My view is that you show Messi one side or the other, and if he goes past you, he goes past you. But if he slips it through your legs, then you have to obstruct him and take the foul. Just don't ever let yourself be nutmegged.

Knowing where a team will usually place a penalty can be the difference between winning or losing.