Quotes About Tactics

I didn't agree with what Joe McCarthy was trying to do, but I sure did admire his methods.

When you look at older teams in the finals, Miami and San Antonio, they're not really the most explosive or athletic team but they're always in the right position defensively.

The guys who play in midfield and up front are the ones who decide games.

I started in a 4-3-3 formation at Ajax, playing in left midfield. There, you need to be just as involved defensively as you are going forward. You attack and you defend, and that allows you to be a complete player.

If I was to play on the left, I'd rather play there if there was three in midfield.

If you are playing on the left of a four-man midfield, there are a lot more defensive duties to do, so you can't find the times to keep attacking. But if you're on the left of a 4-3-3, I find that position really good as well.

Roy Hodgson destroyed me. He made me play in the centre of midfield.

I prefer to play in midfield, whether that is attacking midfield or defensive midfield.

The No 10 position is my favourite role, and I'm a player who likes to play in between the lines and try and break that midfield line.

Mario Mandzukic works so hard for his team. He's not only a No. 9 but also runs behind the defenders and drops into midfield.

I think that Sarri's formation and playing with a midfield three have been fundamental for me.

All coaches now look for forwards who not only score goals but also run back and help in midfield.

I have to play with discipline in midfield.

As a holding midfield player, you want movement and to play between the lines.

In the midfield, I'm not the most comfortable playing with my back to the goal, and in the midfield you find that ball a lot.

Ancelotti is a coach with a lot of experience. He won the Champions League while at Milan, playing some great football in the process.

We want to go 100 miles per hour and cause confusion for the defense. It can be a lot of fun.

I think my biggest thing is learning when to hit which serve when, not doing the exact same thing over and over. Because O.K., great, it's 120 miles per hour, but they're standing right there, and they just block it back.

Nothing so comforts the military mind as the maxim of a great but dead general.

Most people associate command and control leadership with the military.

Military history shows air action only cannot achieve the goal of defeating an enemy.

We all know that in war the political and military factors have to complement each other.

Dead battles, like dead generals, hold the military mind in their dead grip.

Four or five frigates will do the business without any military force.