Top 50 Victor Moses Quotes

The opportunity beckoned me to play for England, but I chose Nigeria because it has always been my ambition to play for the Super Eagles.

I just want to enjoy my football.

It’s a massive thing to win the African Nations. It will go down in history. It was my first tournament with Nigeria, and winning it was a bonus for me; it was a good experience for me.

I really admire Zinedine Zidane and Frank Lampard. They are really skilful, and I like the way they shoot from distance.

I’m proud of being a Nigerian international and am always committed to playing for my country.

I just want to keep on working hard and helping my team-mates out.

I don’t regret turning out in the colours of Super Eagles. I love Nigeria, and I was prepared to come and play for the nation.

When I started going to school, I started getting used to things, like the language. After that, I started adapting to school, friends, and everything. It was really difficult, to start with, but I survived.

Every preseason, I feel I’ve done well, and it’s just about being given a chance.

You’ve got to keep on going up and down the wing for the whole game in that wing-back role, so you obviously need a lot of stamina to do that, and I think I’ve got that.

For a club to come and get you, they are going to use you at some stage.

I want to do the right thing and also to enjoy myself on the pitch.

I had a good time at Liverpool. They were great lads. The manager had his reasons to keep me on the bench, and at the same time, they were on a good run.

I’d like to put on record my sincere thanks to everyone at Wigan Athletic for the tremendous support they showed me during my time there.

That is my position, really: staying out wide and, most of the time, going into one v. one situations, which I am good at.

It’s a big step up for me, coming from the Championship to the Premier League, and, at the end of the day, it’s up to the gaffer when I play and what role I take up.

My footballing idol is Zinedine Zidane; he was an amazing guy on and off the field.

As long as I’m helping the team, I just want to play football.

It was Cosmos who actually told Crystal Palace about me. Palace came to have a look, liked what they saw, and they took it from there.

If I get my chance, then I’ve just got to go out there and take it and help the team to do as well as possible.

As a young boy in a new country, you had to make new friends, and that was really difficult.

I don’t really mind where I play – left, right, up front on my own, or with another striker. I’m just versatile like that, and I don’t mind playing anywhere in attack.

I played for England Under-16s, 17s, 18s, 19s, 20s and then 21s… then… I just decided to make the decision to play for Nigeria.

I love to play football. Why would I run away from playing football?

As a footballer, if you work hard, then everything else falls into place.

I waited for the opportunity to be invited to play for the national team of Nigeria, and immediately, they found me worthy; I did not waste time to honour the call.

Every season, I want to be the best I can to be Africa’s best player. I will do the best I can.

I’m sad to leave Palace because they’re a great club and gave me my chance in football, and I want to say thanks to everyone there.

Changing position comes naturally to me, to be honest.

That’s always been on my mind – to play games.

As long as I can help the team achieve its objective, then I am happy playing anywhere upfront.

I have always known that I’ve got the ability to play in a big club like Chelsea.

I enjoyed it very much, my first Champions League game.

There was only a little spell at Wigan, when I first signed there, when I wasn’t in the team every week.

It’s good to score goals, but my teammates are fantastic – they really support me – but the opponents just want to tackle me hard!

I have always believed in myself. As a footballer, it is essential to have that belief.

It’s a massive experience: playing against Galatasaray and Besiktas, you can feel the atmosphere. It feels like the stadium is going to fall down due to the fans singing and bouncing.

It is good for a manager to believe in the ability that you’ve got and give you the confidence to go out and enjoy your football.

I started playing for a team called Cosmos in the Tandridge League before I went for a two-week trial with Palace. They must have liked what they saw.

It’s the best feeling, representing your country, and I always want to perform and give 100% for the team.

To me, I would say that Cesar is underrated. As a defender, he has got everything. He’s quick; he’s got that desire, passion for the game. He just wants to play football. Azpilicueta is never tired. He can run all night in every minute. He wants to play every game.

I’m looking forward to every game that I’m going to be involved in, whether it’s the Champions League, Premier League, or anything else.

He is a legend – not just Africa and Chelsea but the whole world. Didier is a great player.

I can play on the right, from the left, behind the main striker, or upfront – it depends on where the coach wants me to play.

I’d like to thank the chairman, Dave Whelan, and all of the staff at Wigan for giving me the chance to play in the Premier League.

The main thing is to be on the pitch and enjoy my football.

I want to play in every match, score goals when the opportunity presents itself, and help players in good positions to also score goals.

It feels great being in the Champions League.

I want the fans to be able to recognise I am doing something good for the club, but at the same time, I want to work hard for the team and make sure we win games.

They watch the Premier League everywhere in Africa.