Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Quotes

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Profession : Athlete

Birth : August 15, 1993

I've played on the wing in some games and found myself in the middle for five or 10 minutes when others drift wide. It's about creating chances, scoring goals and helping the team win.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

It's a mutual respect, especially a player like Neymar, a player of a similar age to me and someone I've got massive respect for what he's done in world football.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

I always hear commentators talking about squads that have been around and that have won things; they always mention the experience of winning and knowing what it takes to win. They have only got that through winning trophies and winning competitions.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

My dad had a soccer school that he used to run, the Mark Chamberlain Soccer Academy, I used to go to that for two years until the age of seven.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

I've played so many games of football now, and even though it is at a higher level, at the end of the day, football is football. You are just playing with better players.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

It takes time to settle in and learn a new formation and style of play.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Sometimes when I play on the wing, I have to remind myself to stay out wide because I tend to naturally drift in towards the ball. I try to get on the ball and make something happen.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

When a big player leaves, a big player leaves. You're at a big club like Liverpool, another big player will come in the future.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Ever since I've been at Arsenal, we've had numerous quality players, and the whole squad had been very strong. It just seemed that in the big games we came up short sometimes, and you wonder why.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

It's important for any player to be versatile enough to be able to play in different positions.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

As a footballer, you want to play every game.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Sometimes in midfield, it's nice because you do get a little bit more of the ball, and maybe out wide you rely on people to get you the ball.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

FA Cup or league - we look to win every game.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

When you pick up injuries, you put yourself to the bottom of the pile for a bit and have to work yourself up.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

I'm always learning from the boys around me.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Arsenal are all about nice, intricate passing movements around the box, so if I shoot too much from outside the box without scoring, the boss will have a go at me!

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Growing up, I played more centrally, which is why, whenever I do get asked to play there, I'm more than happy to do that.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

My dad speaks a lot of sense and keeps me grounded. He'll watch me play and, if I've done well, he'll have a quiet word with me and say, 'Well done.' If I've had a not-so-good game, he'll let me know about it.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

I remember watching David Beckham scoring that free-kick at Old Trafford to take England to a World Cup. Things like that stick with you. I was at Southsea, waiting to board a hovercraft for the Isle of Wight. We ended up missing it because we were more interested in watching the big screen.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain