Quotes About Tactics

From what I saw in Spain and Germany most of the teams drop back and then they have all of the time to build up and have the movements. In the Premier League it is more physical and about set plays. It is more difficult.

It's difficult to beat German teams. They don't play as attractively as, for example, you have it in the English league or in the Spanish league. But to break a German team is not very easy.

When you play against a Spanish team, especially Madrid, it is quite an open game.

Speak to me about football; the rest doesn't interest me. The rest doesn't help me in my job.

House Speaker John Boehner and presumed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell understand the art of politics.

Every team has a play style, in my opinion. The video speaks for itself; that's what we always pay attention to.

Being a physical specimen doesn't mean you're any good at playing inside. Positioning, using your head, the mental stuff - that's my game. That's what makes a good inside player.

Of course I would want the knockout, but with me, I just look for, you know, a spectacular performance. It's like, walk them down, or go for the knockout. You know, hopefully I get the knockout.

I'm the world number one, so everyone is trying to attack me and trying to speed up.

I believe my speed is my greatest advantage. My skill, my ring generalship... I could go on and on.

I am very fit and by playing sweeper I can control the speed of the game.

For me, MMA is like speed chess. It's like I'm herding a person into a certain position. Say my endgame is an arm bar. I'm not gonna actually take you and put you there. What I'm going to do is convince you that it's a good idea to move in the direction I want you to go.

Speed can't always get you wickets.

Rigondeaux is a high-class boxer. He is smart, has speed and skill.

One thing for sure is that I am not going to attempt to knock Barrera out. My boxing ability and my speed are the attributes that will get me the win.

Luis Enrique has a clear idea, and the team has understood it perfectly. He asks us to press high up the pitch, to counter quickly when the opposition attacks and try to maximise the space between the lines with the speed we have.

Germany are a tough opponent. They are quick and break on the counter at speed, and they are bursting with confidence.

The pace of change and the speed of war has greatly accelerated.

It's good to have different ways to break opponents down, and speed is a big part of my game.

Use your assets in the right areas. Commit to outside speed. Don't always go into the junk pile in the middle of the ice when there are eight guys there.

Between 20km and 10km to go, you want the whole team at the front. You don't necessarily want to take control, and the speed will be dictated by how many surges you get from the other teams. You don't want to go so fast they can't come, but you want to be just ahead so you're in control.

In my mind, the speed of the game is mental.

Once you're a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you can't get it completely out of your head.

As England manager I always felt we needed an extra man in midfield to retain the ball, but that was more as an attacking ploy to help create opportunities. It came from my experience playing international football in a 4-4-2 and spending half my time chasing the ball.