Quotes About Players

I'm not a fan of early commitments. I just think people right now are handcuffing players, pressuring players and I don't want to do that.

Kris Commons and Scott Brown are key players for Celtic.

Coaching Barca involved dedicating all your energy to the team, the club, and the players. And when you see the end is coming, you have to take it in, accept it, and communicate it. There's nothing else you can do.

Here at Fiorentina there are great players with whom I can train and learn, like Mario Gomez, Guiseppe Rossi and Massimo Ambrosini - there is a big difference compared to Bolton.

It's not easy when you lose Flamini, Hleb, Senderos, Gilberto, and Lehmann. When you lose all these players - and Flamini, for me, was the best player last year - it's really difficult to compete against Chelsea, Man United, or Liverpool.

Football isn't won by one person but by collective competence. It is the quality of the players and the structure of the club.

I'll miss the competitive side and the camaraderie of being around the players and competing each and every day.

There's definitely a lack of self-belief in many players, which is the only complaint I have about men's tennis.

Full compliments to everybody in Southampton because the support of the fans was amazing and the spirit and the belief of the players, it's very enjoyable for the manager.

My concentration with players is the next match, focus only to work for the next match and how we can win.

While players say they like the five-day break, they're also saying they don't like the compression that goes along with it, and that's something that is of great concern to us as well.

And when you're a coach your main concern is the players and the coaches. The last concern you have is really about yourself.

Obviously the safety and security of the players is the biggest concern.

I hope to have my players in good physical condition, all players, and then to face all competitions.

You've got to make sure the field condition is great for the players, because we're the guys out there running, putting our life on the line, playing hard.

Sometimes you need to encourage them sometimes even to comfort them, let them know I trust them. Sometimes you need to tell the truth, being more aggressive. That's management. I need to put the players in the best possible conditions.

As coaches, you want to be able to put your players in a system that's conducive to their success.

I'd read about NBA players in magazines when I was growing up in Congo, but I had never actually seen what NBA basketball looked like because we didn't have access to a satellite for TV.

We have ways to confront the attention that Messi gets. Some teams mark him personally; others get physical and surround him with players.

Two years ago, of course, I was just a rookie and listened to everybody. In a way I am still a rookie. I'm only 23 and I'll be surrounded by great players who have played in a lot more Ryder Cups than myself. But the rankings say I am the best player at the moment and so that brings a responsibility.

Milan, I was surrounded by great players; it wasn't the same at City.

I think the Premier League suits my game, but it also depends on who I have next to me because I need to be surrounded by players with certain characteristics.

If you've followed my career at all, you will know that I perform best in comfortable surroundings. Though other leagues may seem more enticing to other players, it's something I'm just not interested in doing personally.

Players need trust, they are human beings and only in comfortable surroundings will you bring better performances. We try always to create situations where the players feel comfortable.