Quotes About Teamwork

But at some point, we've got to have disciplined play and have got to coach better. I'm not putting it on the players. We've got to coach them to tackle and block better. It's as simple as that. If we can do those things, we'll have a chance.

The coaches can't be out there to tackle for us; we have to do that, like I say, starting with myself.

For me, all I want to do is win. Whether I make a hundred tackles or one tackle, all I want to do is win and for the defense to perform well.

I don't know how many times you see 10s tackle each other.

I feel like I'm just going to go full speed and tackle. If that means there is friendly fire on my guy, then that's what I gotta do. I try not to do that because I know I'll lay a big hit on them, but if that's what I gotta do, that's what I'll do just to make sure that tackle gets made.

If I could play a game and not have to tackle, I know that I did everything right. I organized everyone the right way, read every play the right way.

You do not have time in international rugby to stop and think, 'This is tough.' It's more a case of, 'Let's crack on.' Where's your next job? Fill a hole for someone who has just made a tackle?

Teams full of talent and top-flight experience know when to engage a tackle at crucial times, when to compete in an aerial duel or seize on a chance - often resulting in the net rippling.

Never tackle, never go down, we've heard it over and over again. You have to try to keep Messi away from the goal and block him with multiple players while being as close to him as possible. He is too quick, too fast, too intense with the ball.

4-3-3 is better for me because I can score more goals, and also create more and tackle in midfield which I like to do to help the team.

When the ball is snapped I want to tackle the other guy, the other team is my enemy.

I do like to play and pass the ball. But first and foremost I see myself as a defender: blocking, tackling, heading.

Football is about tackling, about winning the ball.

People talk about flip charts, tactic boards and other rubbish like that. But the truth is that as a manager you just need to get the best out of the players at your disposal.

To be successful you have to find a good balance between offence and defence, to work without the ball, but our main tactic is to work with the ball, to be in possession.

Arsene always gives freedom to his players. To have that freedom is good, but if you can give them the freedom and respect the tactical aspect of the game, it will be even better.

Even without tactical discipline, what is important for a team is having players with maturity and a sense of responsibility.

I don't think I will play every game, depending on the tactical situation, depending on the opponent, but I will do everything to try and help the team.

I remember that, often, Mike Phelan would just nip down to the touchline for a message to one or two players. It was usually just a tactical thing. But when Sir Alex comes to the touchline, all the players know that it's serious stuff.

Conte is a coach that works a lot from a tactical level and demands a lot from his players.

People get the impression that we approach football without method: that we're a bunch of skilled individualists. This just isn't so. I'm all for individuality. But I personally go through every tactical plan before every match.

I have a lot of admiration for those who build tactical systems, but I always thought the most important thing a good coach must do is build the team around the characteristics of his players.

On a tactical level the defensive midfielder in a 4-3-3 formation is just about the most demanding position there is.

You can always improve with the team. There are tactical things, finishing in front of goal, speed as well.