Ralph Hasenhuttl Quotes

The way you adapt and play against different teams and different styles is going to be important.

When you play against different people from all walks of life you can't do the same thing against every player defensively or offensively. You have to change up the way you go at a player.

You can make plans but if the opposition plays well, then all your plans become worthless.

You play your surroundings. You pitch accordingly. Not that I drastically try to change my game plan based on the score or the team or stadium, but you have to take everything into consideration.

Everyone knows I am fast, so I have to change the way I play. I always know I have to change the way I score. Every game is different.

You can play Dybala and Ronaldo; it just depends on the situations.

You want to keep the defense guessing.

I like to go on the court and have a little bit of information about my opponent.

If you're well-prepared, you know what you're doing, and you have an idea what the opponents can do - what their strengths and weaknesses are - once you get into the game, those adjustments will be - I won't say easy, but relatively easier and more manageable.

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

I always try to prepare as well as possible for matches.

The game plan might be different based on the opponent, but the approach is the same.

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.

People talk about tactics, but when you look at it, tactics are just players. You change things so that the team can get the most out of the skills they have to offer, but you don't go any further than that.

The more you play against teams and defenders, the more you get to know them. You know if they are more nervous; you know, on the pitch, people are different. I try to adapt to their character.

I work a little bit of slower, methodical pace. I'm able to implement certain different styles depending on who my opponent is.

At the beginning of the week, when we do our game planning, we look at the opponent and all the unique things they do.

Sometimes you have to stutter step; sometimes you have to spin inside. You have to run some games.

Anytime you get to play a team twice, you have a feel for what they do and how they play.

Every player, they should sit down and have a meeting. They should agree, 'this is how we play Nadal, this is how we play Federer, this is how we play Djokovic.' Then, all try to play them the same way. The right way. First you have to play the right way, then you need to play well.

There's a decision each match. I decide how we are going to play, and it depends on the opposition 30 per cent, their structure, and 70 per cent is for us.

I experienced how Pep Guardiola worked every day. He had football on his mind round the clock: 'What system does the opponent like to play? How do I want to set up my team, who do I want in which position?'

It's not science; it's common sense: it's playing the right players in the right positions for the style of football you want to implement in a specific game.

If your game is to take everything on then you have to stick with that and if it's your game to get out of the way of the short ball then that's what you do.

When I'm training, I cater a little bit to my opponents.