Chris Coleman Quotes

If people feel 4-4-2 is the way forward in international football, they'll have to wait until I'm out of a job.

The old adage that you shouldn't change a winning team doesn't apply in modern international football because managers have to study the opposition and pick players who exploit their weaknesses.

You can learn a lot from Pep Guardiola. From pre-season to the match itself. He has a vision of the game that is impressive.

When we talk about Arsene Wenger, I like the fact that he focuses 80 percent about the style of play he wants for his team and not taking so much consideration into the other team.

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?'

Sarri is meticulous, passionate about tactics, he likes to make the team play well.

One of the reasons I chose Tottenham is the way Pochettino thinks and how he plays. I really like that.

I remember that, often, Mike Phelan would just nip down to the touchline for a message to one or two players. It was usually just a tactical thing. But when Sir Alex comes to the touchline, all the players know that it's serious stuff.

In the dressing room, we know that Arsene Wenger is the boss.

Roy Hodgson is a very good manager with a clear plan.

Arsene Wenger gives youngsters opportunities, and if he thinks that you're good enough, he'll play you.

With Luis Enrique, I never expected he would become a coach. He was an intuition player; he didn't speak with me about tactics.

In England, I always liked the way Terry Venables worked.

What football means to an Italian coach is tactics, trying to control the game by following the ideas and systems of the manager.

People often talk about a coach's philosophy, but generally, I think managers look at the players they have and then decide on their style.

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.

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

We need to take examples from Flippo Inzaghi.

The rotation system at Bayern makes it nearly impossible to play week after week, even when you're putting in some top performances.

Guardiola and I have the same idea of football.

The tactical way of Pep is the most incredible I have ever seen. When he was at Barcelona, that was their best team, I think.

I learned a lot from Arsene Wenger, especially his tactical systems and how to plan things game to game, week to week and month to month.

I think the 20-year-old me from that time, if I could have been managed under Jurgen Klopp, I'd have benefitted.

Someone said that my coaching is a combination of Milan's defensive discipline and the Dutch propensity for attacking football, and I think that is a fair description.

For me personally, Pep Guardiola is the best coach in the world.