Gareth Southgate Quotes

But one thing you need to do in the game, is to adapt and adjust your game to what you have been asked to do and also to what your body is telling you to do.

It's not so easy for us when we play teams who have a different mindset, like Chelsea or Inter Milan, because they have the intention of trying to stop us rather than playing a game that is more attractive for the spectators to enjoy.

I am used to changing tactics to adapt to the climate.

To say we have to play a certain way, or try to, every game is great in theory, but depending what players you have got you have to play to their strengths and cover up their weaknesses.

We've got to make sure we have players that can break teams down because there's no space in behind; we need to problem-solve in a different way.

You have to be adaptable. I don't think you can go into a game with any fixed plan.

I understand now the different games and the different approaches that you need to take at different times, with different styles of play.

Our players know that we try to come in each week and put ourselves in the best position to have a chance to win, and sometimes that means some people playing more than others; sometimes it means using different personnel groupings in different weeks.

It's important that a player can play in different positions for if we have to change tactics.

That's a sign of a good football team, where we can adjust and adapt to our surroundings.

I think it's nice to have a variety of lineups and formations to use against different opponents, depending on what they bring.

As a coach, you have to play to how your team is built.

A finisher doesn't always mean you have to take the game deep and then bash to finish. It is all about understanding situations and then adjusting your game with the aim that you have to get the job done.

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

You got to be street smart I suppose when you bowl in India. You can't bowl at the same pace at the same place. Guys will work you out.

Whoever you are playing and whatever you are playing against you have to weigh up tactically how you approach that game. That has always been a part of my make-up, having made my way through every division and finding out what management is all about.

I don't want to subject myself just to one scheme. I think it's just if you can play, you can play no matter what scheme you play in.

I wouldn't want to play as left forward if I normally play right-back.

I've always been a guy to just let the game come to me. Just play the game.

One needs to have variations. You won't survive if you don't have one - especially playing in India, as they are good players of spin.

Good players always adapt well.

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

In Test cricket, you have to be adaptable.

I've played on the wing in some games and found myself in the middle for five or 10 minutes when others drift wide. It's about creating chances, scoring goals and helping the team win.

I play the way it's most effective for the team. They used to say I hit the ball too many times.