Ernesto Valverde Quotes

I was just taught, the team goes how the point guard goes.

Consistency, goals, and assists - that gets you confidence and puts the thought in the manager's head that he can't drop you.

Paul Lambert has assembled a great bunch of lads and training has been going very well. I am just desperate to get into the team and do my best for the club.

I have 23 top players and they are all ready to put on the jersey and work on the pitch and that makes you happy and then you have peace of mind.

I feel like in order for our team to have the upper hand, I have to play extremely well, and I have to bring the rest of the team with me. That's how I feel approaching every game.

You look at the quality players and look at the leadership we had, and it's easy to understand why we won.

I've just got to be the best player that I can be and worry about what I've got to do to help out the team, and be the best team out there we can be, and the best player I can be out there on the field to help out the team.

The coaches can only put us in the right position, but it's up to the players to take the action.

It's hard to do, but you've got to be able to get your team going and prepare each week and go out and play your best and hopefully it shows in the game.

When you're a player, you want the manager to know your quality and to want you.

I love to play football, and when I come on the pitch, I want to do my best to help the team. It's up to the coach the position I play.

Every good German team has strong leadership in the side.

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

When you're not playing, it is difficult to feel that you are the leader of the team.

When the team plays better, individuals play better as well.

A group of players go out and win a game in a style that gets the best out of them. That's the key to management.

I know how to get the best out of the players.

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

The team's aims are do to the best we can basically.

I want players who are always striving to improve.

It's fun leading this offense. I don't think we've hit our peak.

I think we're all really strong and we just need to keep working really hard. If we go out there and do our best we'll win again. All we need to do is hit.

I'm not saying I didn't have ample time to recover, ample time to get to my best, I felt this year I did fine. When I stepped on the field for the national team, I was ready and able to make an impact, to score goals, to create chances.

When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality.

But as coaches, we need to get a little more fire and passion and be more demanding that our guys get the job done. I think players will respond to that, and we'll see.