Quotes About Players

When you are 17, you don't know what pressure is, because you play with the best team in big stadiums with big players. But when I look back now, it's difficult for a 17-year-old to get by and deal with the whole situation.

There are a lot of bad people in football, and players can be afraid to go to stadiums and get abused.

I respect the people who work with me, and I respect the crowds in the stadiums - I just live the game and try to advise my players in the right moments. If that means I have to raise my arms and jump, I will raise my arms and jump if that is the best way to help them.

Do I miss the players? Do I miss the smell of the stadiums? Do I miss the adrenaline that comes from being there? I miss that a lot.

During my time away from football I was with Milan and Barcelona during training. The most impressive thing about Barcelona was how humble they all are. The humility of the players and staff was fantastic.

I love Kansas City. I love the coaching staff, the players.

One of the positive things about Pep is that he is so close with his staff - they support him in every situation, and we, as players, have huge contact with them.

I'm happy with the confidence that Tite has shown me. He and his coaching staff have been doing a great job. My relationship with him is the best I can hope for and I always say that he cares about all the players equally, giving the same level of attention to first-team players and reserves.

Huddersfield isn't one of the biggest fishes in the Championship and to get bigger you have to find new ways. I've been surprised by how open-minded and innovative everybody is at this club, not only the players but the whole staff, the whole management.

Every time I score the passion comes out and I try to relay that back to the fans and to the players and the staff how grateful I am to be playing for such a good football club. The fans have taken well to me. I am part of the furniture at Everton, but I don't take it for granted.

I am grateful to everybody: the training staff, my fellow players, and everybody who works for the club. It is just great.

I love Coach K's passion to coach his players and to coach the game. I examined and watched the interaction between him and his staff, along with the players, and was impressed how hard they played.

As a manager, you are important sometimes, and you make mistakes, but the most important people are your staff and your players. Never call me 'the special one!'

I didn't find it hard to settle at United because there was a great bunch of players, great staff, and a good atmosphere at the club.

The amount of staff we have in academies is... I've never seen anything like it. It's good to take care of the players but sometimes I get confused by the number of people who have an impact on one kid - we're talking 100 people or more. It's quite a heavy load.

Any recognition I've received, or been considered for, honors all of the coaches, players and staff that have been a part of our program for many years. They are the reason my name is on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot, so most importantly I thank them.

I'm gifted to coach. I know that. And the relationships I've built with players, coaches, support staff, I'm gifted to coach and I love coaching and I want to coach.

Sometimes I say in France: Europe is no more the center of the world - and the United States, neither. We have other key players on the international stage: China, of course; but also Brazil, India and South Africa. And their influence is very, very strong.

There is also something called the Legislature. There is something called the press. There is something called people. These are all different players on the stage.

To compare players at different stages in their career shouldn't happen.

Wembley is a ground with great history. It's hosted games and players of great prestige. It's always important playing on great stages like this.

The Champions League is one of the biggest club stages you can reach and I think for players it is an honour to be part of it. It certainly is for me. You just enjoy being a part of it playing against the best clubs in Europe.

I only ever met Ronaldinho once, at a charity event in Rio. Once every year, he stages a game and invites different players and personalities to play and raise money for his charity.

The chemistry at a table is so important. You must start with a carefully balanced mix of personalities. If the balance is off, and the stakes are too big for some of the players, it kills the game. Too small, and everybody gets bored.