Brendan Rodgers Quotes

It's called tactical periodisation because you push the physical and the psychological part together, but with organisation. So you run, but you run all the time with the ball. Always with the ball.

I thought doubles was a good way for me to practice and get some reps in - I didn't like to train in the gym as much as players these days.

The way children are taught football doesn't encourage skill; the focus is on other areas.

When you train with good players or watch matches on TV, you want to do what they do.

When I'm out on the football field, I have so much confidence in what I'm doing.

I want to do what I can to give the next generation of athletes added advantages in the game.

Training's completely different now. It used to be a lot of running and work without the ball. Now it's all with the ball, which any player loves.

I get very into my sports.

I think I feel fortunate to have been very well educated in terms of strength and training while I was at school at Stanford, and I think our strength coaches here on the Colts do a great job. A big part of being able to withstand hits is making sure that you've got a good base.

My training has been going really well these past few days and my goal is to keep it up for the next few weeks and hopefully earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic team.

Coaching courses are still much too theoretical, and this is what you see reflected in the basic technical skills of the average player. I even see things deteriorating.

I enjoy teaching football.

I believe in Duane Ludwig as a coach. I love the guy. I train with him. Me and him mesh. When you find something that works, you keep it going. Me and him see eye to eye. We train well together.

By playing in the street, the level of Asian football can absolutely improve, as you will get more technical players. They will be quicker, more creative, and after succeeding in the street, it will be a piece of cake for them to do well eleven a side.

For me speed and power is the most important thing on the footy field as well as agility which I work on everyday.

Yes, Indian wrestling has improved since foreign coaches came in because the skills and techniques they have is new to us.

You can't play football without having a good training pitch.

My last year of football I started having a couple of MMA fights, and bringing the weight down. It started in the pre-season of football, just to keep fit, and I did really well.

I've learned things in Italy at the age of 31. Some of the passing drills are so complicated you need a high level of concentration and if you mess up the rhythm, believe me you are told!

I think any time you can go out and put pads on and practice before the season, I think it's a good sign. It's a good sign.

I don't want to get too much on the football side and gain weight, so I'm as fast on the field.

I'm really trying to work on my defensive positioning.

There is nothing like playing in the actual games, compared to simulating it, working out, playing some five-on-five. It's not the same.

Every footballer enjoys having the ball at their feet. There are times in training you find yourself without the ball. I enjoy that side of it as well. If we can spend more time working with the ball then everyone will enjoy it.

Being a midfielder, I need to get up and down, whether it's to get back and defend or get away from my opposite number. Extra effort in training makes all the difference.