Simon Mignolet

“A goalkeeper's biggest attribute is to bounce back. If you have support from fans, backroom staff and team-mates to play the next game, it is easy.”

“Everyone remembers the shot you couldn't stop.”

“I don't like sitting on the bench because I get more nervous there than when I am playing!”

“It is always better to have a good unit than being reliant on one or two players.”

“There is no point making ourselves nervous before a match.”

“It's always important to respond after a defeat.”

“I can't say to the gaffer 'well I haven't played for three months, I'm not ready!' That doesn't work. I have to work as I would, or even harder probably in training so that if anything happens I am 100 per cent ready to come in.”

“Not all things always go your way and you have to accept that. That's what you are going to get as a footballer.”

“I turned goalkeeper. My father had been one and we had a goal in the back garden. He'd taught me a bit about it so I thought I'd give it a go. I didn't really know whether it was going to be a good choice or a bad one but I joined a small local team as a keeper and it turned out to be a really good decision.”

“You want to play, you don't want to be on the bench, I'm no different to anyone else in that regard.”

“You always want to progress.”

“Whether I'm No.2 or No.3 doesn't matter. Playing time is the most important thing.”

“Well, the only pressure is what you put yourself under.”

“It is not in my character to not give 100 percent.”

“The mental aspect of being a goalkeeper is very important so you have to go into the game with full concentration and confidence. That is a big part of your game and the Premier League is the most demanding league for any goalkeeper.”

“I just try to stay as focused as I always am, relax and make sure I can help the team out whenever I can.”

“In the Premier League you need creative players to open games up.”

“If you are objective enough to say: 'I could have done this, this and that's,' all the other critics and all the other voices are really not important and don't exist anymore.”

“You have to look at yourself and make sure you give your best in training and in your performances. That is what I will keep doing.”

“The goalkeeper position is not an easy one. You can only speak about it if you are a goalkeeper yourself.”