Steve Clarke Quotes

I lay a lot of blame at the feet of Dusty Baker for not being more strict about fundamentals, which I think would give the team a stronger day-to-day identity.

The coach's job is to get the best players and get them to play together.

I think we've got a lot players in the squad who are more suited to European football at the moment.

Teaching players during practices was what coaching was all about to me.

I just coach and get my guys ready.

We have to understand the abilities of the players. We will try to build a game model with our ideas and with the players we have.

Eddie Howe was the most tactical manager I have worked under.

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

We have to talk about the players we have.

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

It is not about the system, it is about how individuals perform on the pitch and whether they do the right things, so it is not as simple as just picking a system.

We get to play every team before the World Cup, touring in different conditions besides a few series at home. It gives a lot of opportunities to the youngsters. As we play more, we get to see who a quality player is and what plans and strategies would work for the team.

I spent the best part of 20 years trying to stop people like Chris Waddle from playing. Now I'm convinced that good touch and loads of movement are the way forward.

It's part of the beauty of the job in dealing with this is you have to have a plan, and that's why you can't only train 11 players; you train your whole team.

It's important to know as much as I can about the players.

As a player, I had no idea whatsoever about getting a team ready for a game, what it entails.

The attacking capacity of a team is the fruit of the work of the manager and of the quality of the players.

A midfielder should be able to play several positions.

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?'

You never know about team speed until you get out there. You don't know who is a slow learner. A kid may not be very bright or he may be real bright but he doesn't know football. You've got to find out all those nuances and how they learn.

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

Louis van Gaal is a good coach. We have a lot of team meetings, and he analyses much - other teams, our own players at training, a lot. Everywhere he has been, he was successful.

I definitely need to take a look at several positions. I'm going to be playing a little everywhere. As much as I know at every position is better off for me and is better off for the team.

If you know my kind of football, you will know I'm about training sessions, working on habits. If you have the chance to do that, okay. If you don't though, it's not so easy to change something about the team.

I have tried to convince the players that if we work on certain things in training, they will happen in games and we will score goals from them.