Zico Quotes

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.

Pellegrini gave me back the joy of playing football. He is like Arsene Wenger: someone who likes to joke, someone who likes to talk and take an interest in your life.

Maurizio Sarri is one of those managers who can get the best out of players who aren't necessarily world class which he proved at Napoli.

Every manager is different in one way or another, but what stays the same is coaching Barcelona players - players who want the ball, who want to be protagonists on the field - so each manager who's been here has been able to take advantage of that, and, luckily, I feel we've become more complete because of it.

Arsene Wenger took a lot of inspiration from players, he gave you a lot of freedom. Unai Emery is a bit more tactical.

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.

I'm not a defender of old or new football managers. I believe in good ones and bad ones, those that achieve success and those that don't.

I knew Manuel Pellegrini from my time in Spain. I'd only heard good things about him, that he was someone who instilled the confidence in his players to go out and play good, attacking football.

I don't think a manager should be judged by whether he wins the pennant, but by whether he gets the most out of the twenty-five men he's been given.

In fact, one of the conversations I had with Jason Garrett, you know, sometimes X's and O's get so complicated, and a coach gets so into that that he forgets the most important thing is players win ballgames. Make sure that the players are properly equipped and motivated to do their jobs.

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

I already worked with Van Gaal before at the Under-20 team back in 2001. He hasn't changed much as a coach since. He really stands out.

Thomas Tuchel is a coach who can work in the long-term.

I enjoy working with players who want to work and I get more satisfaction with that than ready made teams or players.

I like Mourinho a lot. He has a good relationship with fans, and he always takes responsibility for his players.

I think that's the philosophy of all top teams - to educate young, top players and to give them the possibility to play.

I am a fantastic football manager, not a hard-headed businessman.

Pochettino is a terrific manager if you look at the way his teams play.

The big thing is to win, but to look at the long-term, you need one way to play, and the philosophy is not only to put 11 players on the pitch and play football.

Ask any player. You're only as good as your coach allows you to be.

When I was a player, it was important to target the first few friendlies and plant a seed in the mind of the gaffer.

Every manager has his own idea of playing and his own idea of the training, and everyone has a different personality.

I am interested in how much and how quickly Klopp, the manager that I know, can change the team at Liverpool.

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.

Alex Ferguson, Mourinho, Pep you can always see the vision.