National Team Selection Quotes

Regions' role in detecting and developing a raw talent is no secret, as they work so hard to produce top class players who go on to represent departments, then national team, and also play in different leagues of the world.

To be called up to the national team is what you want.

IPL is a platform for players to get noticed and maybe make it to the Indian team, but the focus should be on performance rather than thinking about India selection.

If you are a player and you don't really retire by yourself there should still be an opportunity to qualify for the national team.

I believe that, in principle, it is easier to get into the national team if you perform well at Bayern, compared to what the benefits of playing for other clubs are.

It is a very, very difficult thing to get into the Brazil national team, so when you achieve that, it makes you really happy, and you want it to continue for as long as possible.

HIL has provided a wonderful platform for Indian youngster to showcase their skills, gain experience of playing top players, and can be serve as a good supply line for the national team.

It can be difficult for players who are perceived to have turned their backs on England, as Wilfried Zaha has found out after deciding to play for Ivory Coast.

Any player who is in a national team is their because he deserves to be.

I would walk back from the United States to play for England again.

If I do well at Chelsea, then the national team will take care of itself.

What one does in one's club is what determines whether one gets called up for the national team.

This is the Italian national team; there's no need to give caps away. If the coach calls up certain players, it's because he's convinced they can give a big hand, and that's why I'm here.

If someone plays five good games in a row for the Bavarians, there is more talk about them being in the national team than of those who play five good games in a row for Dortmund or Wolfsburg or Bayer Leverkusen.

Every player wants to be there in the national team.

As chief selector, I did my best to pick new talent and give them proper opportunities, as they are the future of Pakistan cricket.

The fear for English players has always been that you might risk a place in the national team if you go abroad but now with all the technology we have, and social media, you are able to watch goals and assists every week, which means his performances are just as noticeable as anyone's in the Premier League.

Unfortunately apparently I am to blame because I don't produce enough English players.

Ultimately it's your club form that decides whether you play at a World Cup because there aren't many England games throughout the season.

I can't play for the national team if I'm not playing for my club.

England have never wanted me at underage level; it's always been Ireland.

Don't worry too much on pathways programs: good players find a way to get through to play for their country.

I think that the problem for any player you want to select for England, not just in isolation, is that it'll be a concern if that player doesn't play for his team.

I joined a big club like Monaco and it was extraordinary for my growth as a player. That gave me the chance to break into the national squad, win the 1998 World Cup, the EURO in 2000, and make the leap to Italian football.

If you play well at club level, then, you deserve an invitation for the national team. That's the way it goes.