Cup Competition Quotes

I remember, when I was at Sunderland, we made the FA Cup final and played in front of 20,000 at Derby.

I don't like sitting on the bench even when it was very rare at Hull to rest during cup games.

The match has become quite unpredictable, but it still looks as though Arsenal will win the cup.

After a Saturday game, we're in on a Sunday to cool down and make sure we're fully back at it again. But it doesn't really affect things too much. It's basically like you've had a game on the Saturday, and then you're in the cup on a Tuesday.

The Copa del Rey is a different competition. It is football in its purest form and is different from the continuity of the league.

The FA Cup means a lot. There is a real passion here for the competition which you don't get elsewhere. It's a love affair. It's part and parcel of living up here. People might think I'm daft, but I'm not wrong; I'd rather win the Cup than the League.

I'm the leading scorer in the cup, and that's lovely, but don't forget this is also a great moment for the whole squad, when the two things coincide you can't ask for more.

The FA Cup is very important.

If I can win a Cup race, that would pretty much show my whole career that I've been able to win in everything I've gotten into.

Matches don't come any bigger than FA Cup quarter-finals

The FA Cup is the oldest cup competition in the world. Players are keen and willing to play in these games.

Not conceding a goal at home is always important in a Cup tie. But despite that there is no doubt that this tie is still wide open.

The FA Cup is a great competition and one we want to win.

It's definitely better to be a good league team than a good cup team. It shows consistency. The cup could be down to a lucky draw and might not show the value of your team like the league does.

In some ways, trying to win cups is more fraught than trying to win the league, as one really bad night and everything comes crashing down.

The Champions League is the most important, but I love the Liga and the Copa.

I've always been clear - I feel good at Chelsea. Every week, I repeat the same on PSG. It's a big team but an inferior league. I don't want to return to France, because I've won everything over there - the league title, cup, best player, best young player.

And I suppose they [Spurs] are nearer to being out of the FA Cup now than any other time since the first half of this season, when they weren't ever in it anyway.

The Carling Cup may not be quite the same level as the FA Cup, but it is the first trophy of the season, so you definitely want to be in it.

The magic of the cup is winning it, or causing an upset as far as I am concerned - but it is not so enjoyable for anyone when you are on the receiving end.

With the Premier League, you can afford to lose a couple here and there, but it's a tough competition, a cup competition.

When you get to the semi-final of a cup you want to get to the final.