Top 55 Ross Barkley Quotes

It’s a goal to get myself in the squad for the World Cup.

It was hard for me to leave because Everton were my boyhood club. I supported them from when I was a young kid.

I love Everton and all I think about is playing for Everton.

When I was at Everton, I went through a lot of up and down spells, lacking in confidence.

You can never stop learning in football and I’m always trying to take little things on board that other players do.

My mum has always kept my feet on the ground and told me that if I carry on working hard it will pay off. I used to say ‘If I play for Everton one day’ and she would always say ‘No, when you play for Everton.’

At Chelsea I knew I’d improve a lot quicker around better players, world-class players.

I have got to a level where I feel I needed to make the jump to Chelsea and push myself and get myself to a better level and playing with world-class players here is only going to help.

Partying? I don’t really think about that.

I feel I’m a player who entertains and gets people on the edge of their seats, as well as trying to be a game-changer who can win a game for the team.

I’m Ross Barkley and I’ve got to create a better version of the player I am and show what I can do, not try to be like someone else. That’s part of what I hope I can achieve here, to make people aware of who I am as a player and show everyone what I can do.

I just focus on getting better every day, putting things right in training and then hopefully what I’m doing right in training I’m doing to show in games as well.

With each individual, everybody takes instructions in a different way.

We have to improve at club level – and at the international level, there is a lot of room for improvement.

In my living room I always used to tell my mum ‘one day I’ll score for Everton’ and when that happened it was unbelievable for me.

Now and again there are a few cookies going around the training ground. If we have played a game I can afford to have one.

I achieved my dream of playing for Everton, from a young age I always dreamed of scoring for Everton.

Mum used to have my sister to look after, so I had to make my own way to training. I would get a bus to town and another one to Netherton. It would take about an hour.

Each individual has their own pre-match ritual and pick off the menu. But I usually have a bit of pesto – either spaghetti or penne. On game-day I’ll add a bit of meat to it and maybe some greens.

I was always a good cook from my mum showing me when I was a young lad, but hiring a chef helped me to understand food better.

Every manager has their own way of approaching games.

As a player you can’t be too worried if you take a risk and whether it’s not going to come off.

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

As a young lad it’s been your dream to play football and you get injuries and you’ve got to respond well to them and work really hard, because it’s your dream to be on the pitch.

You need to cut a few things out if you want to be the best you can be.

I’m the type of player who takes risks, so every now and then I’m going to give the ball away. I just have to learn not to do it in silly areas of the pitch.

On derby day it’s not down to form, it’s on the day, who’s prepared for the game and who wants to battle.

I know how important it is to take different tactics from different managers on board.

I used to be really fussy, I just used to eat chicken or steak. I didn’t really eat fish, but I eat a lot of it now.

I’d like Everton to be known as the better team in Liverpool.

Compared to when I was 18, 19 or 20, I would say my diet is the big difference. It is much better.

You don’t want to play in your shell.

It’s about getting the right balance and knowing on the pitch when is the right time to take risks.

You have to work hard and your chances will come.

I’ve got a defensive responsibility as well as trying to get goals and assists. I’m trying to do that.

I believe in myself and I know what I can do.

It’s Chelsea and you will always have competition for places here.

Chelsea is a massive club, you aim to win the Premier League or are challenging for trophies with the aim to win everything.

When you have got a new manager you have got to impress and get used to what he wants really quickly.

When you go through the youth system you’re always going in to do analysis work, looking at every way of improving and your coaches are always on top of you.

It’s all about success, winning trophies.

Coming to Chelsea was a big challenge for me.

You have to go through bad days to get to the great days you have in your career.

In my mind I always think positive.

I’m a striker. I feel I can have my greatest impact there because I’m free to roam around the pitch, take players on, have shots and create chances.

You can always be more professional.

I am thankful for everyone at the club that helped me, the fans, the coaches that I have had, the staff that have helped with injuries, I am really grateful to everyone at Everton. It was like a family to me.

I have got a lot of confidence in my ability now, and I feel like I am going in the right direction and this shows in my performances on the pitch. As a person I feel a lot more confident.

I’ll keep improving with more games.

When I was younger I just used to get the ball and take on all the players because I was bigger and stronger. You cannot do that in the Premier League. You are playing against men.

Bad days don’t always stay.

I’ve had to push myself and I’ve really matured.

I’ve matured, I understand the game much more, which can be natural as you grow up.

My approach to games is much better and I am going into games with the right preparation and I am more relaxed, rather than thinking about things too much.

It was a big decision to leave Everton and it took me a lot of time to think over.