Claudio Ranieri Quotes

You can be the best manager in the world, but if the players don't trust you, it will never work.

I normally talk to my players about everyday situations, and there are not really any secrets.

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

A coach coaches. That's what he does. That's what he's good at. He's not managing people. He manages his players, but that's different.

For me the relationship you have with the coach is very important.

It can be lonely as a manager out there. You are on the field, yes, but you are not really on the field with them. Yet I have to share with my players my experiences and my knowledge.

My players, because they work with me every day, they know my commitment and how I work.

I think Unai did a great job and was a great leader, and a fantastic coach.

We need to trust our coaches. Unless we trust them we can't get the result.

Popovich is always talking about team.

We're not in the business of making doorknobs. We're in the business of people. There are things you have to do these days as a coach and as a teacher to deal with the modern athlete.

The captaincy is about putting the team first, making sure the girls are happy - that they're comfortable with the processes we have, the way that the schedule is - to be able to challenge people on and off the pitch: not telling them off, but advising them.

I think it's really important for managers to be liked by his players because ultimately, on the pitch, those players will give everything for their manager.

Its strong management that makes players feel comfortable.

I was a pretty good coach and working with marketing was like coaching.

I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you're doing.

You know coaches. Sometimes they ramble.

So if the players trust the coach, it's not a problem. If the players don't trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.

That's how you get a performance - they put trust in you.

I'm happy with the coach we have. I think any one of the ones I asked them to consider would've been good.

People say you can't go out and eat with your players. I say why not.

A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.

You have to give guys tools to win with, and if they have success with them then they believe in you. If you don't have anything in your bag to work with, then they won't believe.

I feel that a great coach is one that has a vision, sets a plan in place, has the right people in place to execute that plan and then accepts the responsibility if that plan is not carried out.

As a captain, I think it's important that the players really know who you are and what you stand for, what your beliefs are, and to be consistent in those if things are going good or things are going bad.