Top 35 Andre Schurrle Quotes

When I joined Leverkusen, they were regarded as a quiet club.

When I was in Germany I never played like this, so defensive – almost a left-back, but that is good for me because defensive work was something I missed in Germany.

It’s not that easy to come from the Bundesliga into the Premier League. It’s something different.

Wolfsburg might be a smaller club when you look at reputations and I thought about it long and hard. I could have stayed at Chelsea. Mourinho told me that I would get my chance. You have to make a decision, though, and in the end I only wanted to play football again.

Of course, for the national team it is good to have Mesut Ozil in good form.

For a striker to come in and score his first goal is always important.

As players we know pressure is part and parcel of what we do.

If you have John Terry, Frank Lampard on the pitch, they’ve seen everything in football. And it gives you a good feeling because they know what to do.

Always give everything for the team, always chase the ball, never accept defeat.

I love Chelsea still. I’m not frustrated; it was a great experience.

I think I showed my qualities and the way I can play.

Being a substitute can be an advantage. I know this situation from the national team. And I am also good as a player coming from the bench.

I am Andre Schurrle and I don’t compare myself to others.

I feel it’s my duty to get to the young players, tell them what’s out there.

I have been a Chelsea fan ever since I was a kid and I felt well there right until the last day.

In the end, not only the team, but the players themselves benefit from having to prove their worth time and time again, too.

I don’t think you would find any player in the Bundesliga who would say that they would not at all be interested. Chelsea would have been very interesting for me. You don’t get a chance like that very often in your life.

I’m really looking forward to working under Mourinho.

There is no one stronger than Mitrovic – no chance. When you see him lifting weights, you know it’s not possible.

It’s a big jealousy thing in Germany that you have from fans – not the hardcore fans, because they always stand behind their team.

I’ve learned so much from Mourinho and love being in his team and learning new roles.

When you speak about United, you speak about a big club and you know they have great players.

I’m the guy who tries with my qualities to help on the field.

I definitely did not fail at Chelsea. I always had my chance, scored important goals in the first season. At the end I just wanted the transfer, although Jose Mourinho wanted me to stay.

Obviously, I talk to young players and help them a little bit with my experience.

It’s cool for young guys to see what their idols are doing.

Winning is what matters. It’s the most important thing.

That is the only way to survive in the Premier League. Every game is a battle, whether you’re playing the top team or the one at the bottom of the table.

I want to train hard, train well, and then help the team with my qualities.

I think I’m quite a clever player and that I realise there are times when I can be offensive but others when I must be more compact and work for the team, because that is what matters.

Mourinho is known for getting under players’ skins, tickling and goading better performances out of them.

In England you get fitness from playing.

It’s not easy, especially for a German national team player who did great things in the past and maybe is struggling. That’s why I think most of the German national team play abroad because if you don’t play for Bayern Munich and you don’t always win, it’s difficult.

In Germany there are only two dominating teams, Bayern and Dortmund. In England the top group is broader.

I want to improve, I have to work hard at my skills.