Quotes About Player

I just want to be the best defensive player I can be and anything I can give us offensively is a bonus.

I can play at full back on either side, but I prefer the central defensive position.

I'm going to continue to be the defensive player that my team needs me to be and the real basketball people will get that.

Knowing who I am as a player and working on my deficiencies, communication is something I try to pride myself on.

Porto improve every single player because this is a very demanding club.

When you're at Manchester United there are a set of demands, and one is to be a team player, and I don't think anyone has been on the bench more than me!

In each case it depends on the needs of each team, what the club is willing to pay and what the other demands. Then time will tell if a player has been cheap or expensive.

I felt I could have been the kind of player Denver needed, but there were too many things going on with the team.

That is the difference from being a manager and being a player: As a player, if you sign a contract for four years, if you want to be there for four years, you are. But as a manager, it always depends on the sack. You are always under pressure.

Playing for Liverpool, I know what the relationship between the fans and the club is like. With every player, you can see the desire to win, the desire to show that Liverpool are the best and deserve to win the league.

As a player, if a club is desperate to sign you, then you can benefit from that. Desperate clubs are prepared to pay more money; they are prepared to act decisively and play you.

Despite all my experience of being a player, I've never had the experience of being a manager which is a different concept from being a coach.

Bayern is a dream destination for every player, one of the best clubs in the world, a real machine.

Obviously, the opinion of the player is always important, because if I am not happy in a new destination it will be difficult to perform well.

The heart of that player will determine how he plays.

At Napoli, the greatest player of all time played here - Diego Armando Maradona. The fans expect the best, and quality players.

Diego Costa is Diego Costa. He scores goals. He is an animated character and he is a big personality.

Diego Simeone, the coach from Atletico Madrid, was a very strong player as a midfielder.

You have to give the Ballon d'Or to the best player in the world at that time. Any differences between what the players are like as individuals should not affect who is chosen for a personal award.

Diving is a really, really difficult one because a player is the only one who genuinely knows whether they have dived. You can look at it at 40 different angles and not know. And you can just fall over, too.

I don't have tapes of meditation, but I put on the meditation station. I did as a player, too. I used to always play the game before the game happened. As a coach, I do the same thing.

When I was a player, it was important to target the first few friendlies and plant a seed in the mind of the gaffer.

I think there was a time where the target man went out of fashion and it was all about the small and quick striker.

Messi never wants to be subbed off, but it's my task to take care of him.