Top 35 Reiss Nelson Quotes

Where I come from, the estates are not so nice. It is a bit gritty.

I not only developed as a player in Germany but also as a person.

I’m liking the Bundesliga. There’s a lot of top, top defenders that you come across.

I go bowling, but I’m not very good!

Thierry is an Arsenal legend and I had an opportunity to spend time with him when he was a coach at the academy.

MMA is something that I may want to get into after football.

It was different coming from Hale End to London Colney. The coaching is so much different and the environment – you’ve got loads of first team players and world-class players there.

Adam Szalai and Kerem Demirbay always keep an eye on me and make sure I’m doing the right things.

I think that’s good for a coach to have two sides: the jokey side and the fiery side.

Street football is very important.

When you play with the older people it helps you mentally, because they’re bigger and stronger than you. You have to live up to that.

I always try to be positive but not expect too much of myself, just have a nice balance.

A loan wasn’t always my first option, but when I heard the Bundesliga and Hoffenheim was an option for me and working with the manager there, it was something I wanted to do.

Being involved with the first team, be it in the Premier League or the Europa League, you just have to take it as it comes. You keep all the nerves inside and just play your normal game.

The main thing for me is getting in the starting eleven and making an impact whenever I can come on.

That’s the thing with football: you have some good games, you have some bad games but the main thing is that you go back, you recap and next week you’re ready to fight again. That’s the main thing.

For me, it’s just about playing – getting the game time you need to prove to everyone you can play at that high level.

It’s a different style the way the German players play. I think the English players like to play a lot of one and two touch and we can find each other in the pockets.

On my estate, there are older guys and there are dangerous things happening. But I had my ball with me and that made me feel safe. That’s where I developed my strength, mentality and ruthlessness.

It’s a great feeling to have a lot of big characters in the team who are willing to help the younger players come through and help them do well.

A lot of kids, when they get to 18 or 19, they start getting flashy and forgetting about the real basics of being a professional footballer.

Whenever I think it’s getting a bit much I’ll go to my family and they will sit me down and bring me back to earth.

Alex Iwobi has really helped me.

Once you’re a young player and you’re getting an opportunity to play, I think if you’re good enough, it just gives you the confidence to go on.

You can’t beat playing for your country I don’t think.

We would go to the football pitch near my estate and play until it was dark.

My family made big sacrifices but little gestures mean a lot. My sister took me to training when she was pregnant.

Raheem Sterling is a role model to a lot of young lads coming through.

I just look ahead to the next match. I just want to keep going and not look too far ahead.

My brother-in-law was a Tottenham fan. He introduced me to football and brought me to Tottenham. At the time I just wanted to play football so I would go anywhere to play.

Alex Iwobi has told me to stay grounded. I’ve got a really good family that helps me as well.

You can have a bad pass or a bad shot, but you need to do this to take the risk.

When Thierry Henry was U19 coach at Arsenal he gave me a lot of advice. His main thing was staying grounded.

I’ve got a group chat with my friends, and they were telling me I was blowing up on Twitter. I don’t really look into those things, though.

I can speak a bit of German.