Jack Butland

“As a goalkeeper it's so important to be in the right position to come and clear those through balls, to make those right decisions.”

“I don't know how many 19 year-olds are playing in the Championship, there's certainly not any playing in the Premiership. It depends on what type of character you are really.”

“Communication is something that I find if don't do, I will go missing, I won't be fully focused. If I'm constantly giving messages to the defenders not only do they know where they are but I am switched on and in the right position. It all links together.”

“I won't kick up a fuss and I will always be a team man, but ultimately I want to play.”

“England is really important to me, and the only way I can stay in there is by playing well.”

“My ambitions are to be the Stoke number one and England number one, but there are other things I want to achieve in my career as well.”

“I feel I have experienced pretty much everything I can in football, winning, losing, the injury side and all the set-backs.”

“I like to feel I'm mature, consistent as a keeper and I pride myself on my shot-stopping and the presence that I have.”

“The Champions League has always been a target of mine. I do want to play at the top.”

“You've always got to back yourself.”

“I don't prepare to sit on the bench, I prepare to play because you never know what is going to happen.”

“Of course, I want to play for England as often as I can and at major tournaments.”

“As a goalkeeper experience is a massive thing, and there is nothing better than playing games, which thankfully I managed to do at the Olympics.”

“You never know what may happen with injuries and suspensions.”

“We are a rugby family really. My dad and both granddads played rugby. Dad was good, on his way to Bath until he broke his leg. My brother Harry got an invitation to go and play for Bristol. I go and watch Sale Sharks and have been to Twickenham a few times.”

“We all know the power of social media, things can get out there so quickly. We are high-profile footballers, we know that.”

“The Olympics has solely been around other sports as far as Great Britain has been considered.”

“It is obviously wonderful to be linked with a club with the history of Liverpool.”

“I'm confident about playing on the big stage.”

“You've got to do your homework, and you've got to look at what makes people successful, what makes penalty takers unsuccessful. Ultimately, they're the ones kicking it, so how can you transfer the pressure on to them? How can you disrupt their pattern to make it difficult?”