Quotes About Tactics

Sometimes there are some matchups and man-to-mans that you like to match up on.

Matches are won and lost so many times in the locker room.

In short, with Sarri football is maths.

I'm all for mayhem on draft day.

Rested commanders are the best commanders.

My position is one that brings balance to the team. It's a position where I'm always playing with one or two touches and I keep the rhythm of the play going.

For me, good football is not about how many skills you show or how many players you beat. It's about making the right decision every time you have the ball.

I lay back and see how I can do things the right way.

Every player, they should sit down and have a meeting. They should agree, 'this is how we play Nadal, this is how we play Federer, this is how we play Djokovic.' Then, all try to play them the same way. The right way. First you have to play the right way, then you need to play well.

We take more risks at United than the majority of teams but the manager wants us to play.

To get past a rival you have to be smart.

I like working in those dark, smoke-filled rooms in the back. That's what I'm good at.

In a situation like the Rumble, I'm looking around constantly and keeping my back against a rope as much as possible so I can see what's going on.

When you're fighting five rounds, I know I gotta move a lot.

Every time I run a route, I try to make it seem like I'm running a different route than I'm actually running so I can get open.

What I have to do to make sure I don't lose some games in a row; I don't know.

To win the Royal Rumble, you don't want to go over the top rope, obviously. But game-play-wise, hopefully you draw a later number.

I don't have to rush the fight. I have five rounds to win.

There are things you can do to negate a strong pass rush. No matter how strong the rush.

You not only have to box smart, you have to be ruthless in the ring.

A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting it.

What you end up doing is you try to match your guy's strength against a place they can be successful. They're doing the same thing against us. Sometimes they have the edge, sometimes you have the edge.

Sarri taught me football. He is a coach I really like, well-prepared and even scientific in the way he analyses games.

Maybe other managers would see their team score one goal and then prefer to go back and counter-attack, then try to score the second goal. A lot of those managers are the best managers at the moment, but for me, it's very important to continue the way I play.