Chris Smalling Quotes

I think all the players need coaching; if you do not push the player, they are going to be too comfortable. Always, you need to push.

Coaches often sting me to get the best of me. I am used to it.

For a manager to be perceived as a positive manager, they need a four to one positive to negative contact ratio.

I think in any organization you want your manager to have a strong opinion. You don't want them to just say, 'Yes, sir' to things they don't believe in.

There is still a big onus to be coached. I understand the best teams don't need a huge amount of coaching, but that's when a coach should decide not to do coaching.

In any leadership position, you're always going to be disappointing somebody.

If a player's not doing the things he should, put him on the bench. He'll come around.

We could all use more coaching.

I'm interested in coaching.

One of my strengths is connecting with the players.

We show a player every good thing he does for the team, but if he makes a bad thing for the team, he will also hear about that, in front of the other players.

I'm a fan of coaching.

As you develop relationships in your team you have to learn how your teammates react to being yelled at or how to put your arm around them and show them how to do things. You have to build those relationships up and understand who that person is and how they respond and choose your way to lead them to hopefully help everyone out.

Coaching is what I love to do, and I think I'm pretty good at it.

I've never had any complaints about my coaching ability.

I wouldn't say I give the hairdryer treatment but when we've not performed well you have to make people aware.

Sometimes you need to encourage them sometimes even to comfort them, let them know I trust them. Sometimes you need to tell the truth, being more aggressive. That's management. I need to put the players in the best possible conditions.

Coaching the national team would be great.

The reason you get into coaching in the first place is to help and develop, try to make people better.

Practices for me, when your team is not going really well, it can stake a lot of stink out of the air.

Obviously when a new manager comes in, he's got to instill his own ideas within the team and with his set-up for the games.

To become a good coach, it is important to be equipped with tactics and strategy. But first of all, you need to have strong leadership.

Having a head coach pushing you is definitely a plus.

Coach Graham rode you pretty hard, didn't he?" he said. I could barely muster a "yeah." That's a good thing," the assistant told me. When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, it means they've given up on you.

The true genius of a great manager is his or her ability to individualize. A great manager is one who understands how to trip each person's trigger.