Luis Enrique Quotes

I talk to the players, either individually or as a group, what I'm feeling, and I think the players appreciate that. And I think they respond to that.

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

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

The most important relationship a head coach has on his team isn't with the other coaches, the owner or the general manager. It's with the quarterback. He's the one who runs the show on the field; He's the ultimate extension of his coach. If there isn't a high level of mutual trust between them, both coach and quarterback will be doomed.

With the coaches, you don't want to hear everybody saying, 'Move over! Back up! Do this!' Let's find out what the players know.

The decisions you make are based on what you think is better for the team and the player.

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.

As a coach, you've got to do what's best for the team. If guys don't like it, they're going to leave. If they stay and don't like it, well, your team's going to suck anyway. Even if this happens, you still have to do it. You can't coach worrying about any individual.

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

You don't have to be popular with the players to be a good manager or coach.

The important thing is to get the right players on the team so Mike can be successful.

As a player, I could have the ball in my hands; I could kind of dictate what happens. I'm still learning, a young coach with young players. Sometimes I'm going to see things. They're not going to see what I see. So it's being able to translate that and help them see what I'm seeing.

Jim Tomsula is going to be great coach for us. Players' coach. Always around the guys. Someone that's willing to listen to what the players say and has their intake.

You have to have great players and great coaches working with you.

My job as a coach is to make good decisions. It's not to go out there and block or tackle.

You have to be able to do everything as a quarterback, and that's not necessarily taking care of your job but making sure you're preparing everyone else to go out and play well. And make sure you have them in the right mindset when they step on the field.

I am more open than other coaches with all of my players.

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

One of the things I like to do is let the players play and the coaches coach.

When you build a team, and you have 24 or 25 players, all can be decisive; can be important.

Arsene knows what he wants and knows how to get the best out of you - that is why he gets such an impressive response from his players.

It's up to a manager to understand his players.

I have been captain in the past and I know what it takes to gel a team and get it going.

To lead a group of players is to lead a group of people with different ways of thinking. You have to be prepared for that and know more than just about football. You have to speak a lot to the players, have to make them feel what you expect of them. Have to convince them. Therefore, it's very important for a coach to have a life outside football.

I want to feel the team is playing like I want. If not, why am I here?