Jay-Jay Okocha Quotes

It would be worse if I have players who are happy if they sit on the bench, because that doesn't mean that we develop our game.

To train a national team, you have to know what team you have at your disposal and what this team is capable of. You need to get the best out of them and take them as far as possible. Yet, sometimes, you can't achieve your goals.

I like to be able to control which players I'm working with. Because it doesn't matter how good a coach you are if the guys you're working with think they already know it all. You need a response, you need to feel they're trying. I want players who are always striving to improve.

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.

The better the coaching has become, the worse the game has become.

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

If you're a coach and your team doesn't win, at some point you've got to change the coach.

I know that not everybody gets to coach an NFL team, and I want to do that as well as I can all the time. That's my motivation. I want to help my players to be as good as they can be.

As a player, you can be more spontaneous and instinctive, but now as a coach I have to find a psychological balance within the team.

It's not easy for a coach to deal with a player who is in slow decline.

When things aren't going well, it's very easy to blame the coaching staff.

The art of coaching is to give a player freedom to bring out his talent. It is the player's responsibility for what happens once they are on the pitch.

Getting the best out of your best players gets the best out of the team.

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

As a coach, you have to play to how your team is built.

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

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.

When we are with the national team we are playing against much better players.

I have to know the characteristics of the players. I have to adapt myself to the characteristics of the championship and the players. Now I study my players.

Every coach has their own philosophy for getting the best out of players, and sometimes these can seem strange to the public.

I think coaches who don't coddle but praise players when they deserve it get the best results.

The more better players we have at Barcelona, the better it is for the team and coach.

After a play in the field Casey would turn (to the players on the bench) and say 'What did he do wrong?' or 'You're better than that guy.' Either way, he'd keep them from getting stale.

When the team plays better, individuals play better as well.

It's not always the fault of the manager when a player is not performing well, I can tell you.