Antonio Conte Quotes

The last thing you want to see is your great players in the press box or in the locker room.

My opinion is always that players need to be happy. You cannot keep them in the squad if they are not happy.

The team comes first. We want to keep all of our players. We want to take care of all of our players, but the team comes first.

In fact, one of the conversations I had with Jason Garrett, you know, sometimes X's and O's get so complicated, and a coach gets so into that that he forgets the most important thing is players win ballgames. Make sure that the players are properly equipped and motivated to do their jobs.

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.

I back all of my players, not only Wayne Rooney.

You need to make sure you have a squad of players who are happy and coming on to do their best for you.

As a coach, you've got to do what's best for the team. If guys don't like it, they're going to leave. If they stay and don't like it, well, your team's going to suck anyway. Even if this happens, you still have to do it. You can't coach worrying about any individual.

We should because when coaches get fired, the players have a lot to do with it.

It's a disappointment to lose key players. On the other hand it creates an opportunity to play other players.

For me, the most important thing is running a good clubhouse. The X's and the O's - you sit up in the stands and, for the most part, a lot of fans go to the game and they know what's going to happen. You're going to hit and run, steal, put a pitcher in, take a pitcher out.

You can have great players, but if they don't want to be coached, what are you going to do?

We need everyone, every game. So I'm not going to put myself in the position to hurt my team or my teammates.

It's an honour to extend my deal with Manchester City. This club offers everything a player needs to fulfil their ambitions, and there's nowhere else I want to be.

I want to build a team who can play home and away the same.

When things aren't going well, it's very easy to blame the coaching staff.

We have to make the players who haven't played matches feel valued.

To find a clear identity for the team - that is not about buying certain players for a lot of money. It is about getting players who want to play the right way.

A player's mind, body and soul have to be right to get the best out of them, and if a player no longer wants to be at a club then the club should try and get the best deal they can and let the player move on.

Each team is different but you give yourself a better chance if you keep the team intact.

When you are not winning, the coach is more or less the weakest person in the team who can be replaced.

I think that for a player to develop fully on the pitch he needs to be happy.

Am I too loyal to my players? I could be, could be.

There is a lot of crap spoken about footballers being nomads but when you get to a club and you create a spirit, there is no doubt players want to do well for their team-mates and club.

I was fortunate to play under Thomas Schaaf at Bremen. And I played for Arsene Wenger. So I always felt, let's say, more responsible than others towards the manager and his succession.