Marko Arnautovic Quotes

Sunderland, West Ham and Orlando City wanted me but Villa wouldn't sell me, saying I was too vital in the dressing room.

If the owner goes inside a team and picks one player to play, I can no longer be the manager. Decisions must be made by the manager.

If you are captain of a great team like Paris St-Germain there are lots of players like Zlatan, players who are known by everybody. So to be captain of that team gives you respect and, in football, respect is very important.

I've had to change my game a lot - try to play the right way, try to do the right things, try to be the glue guy for the team for the most part.

Whenever I hear people crying about Kobe yelling at people in practice or wondering whether or not LeBron is best friends with his teammates, I just roll my eyes. You know how many off-court conversations I had with the Zen-Master Phil Jackson in my entire time with the Lakers? One.

I think you can win in the NFL without being a 'bad boy.'

Bayern fulfilled every wish, no matter what Guardiola wanted: the players, the coaches, and even the doctors. He caused much disturbance off the field. But he is one of the best coaches on the planet.

I always get saddled as a player's coach, and I'm happy about that.

You have a personality inside the pitch and off the pitch and in the changing room, too. The most important thing is to be respected by your teammates, and that's the case at Tottenham.

I think the tone that the head coach sets transcends to the team.

Why does everyone always assume the quarterback is the leader?

The big players historically hold a lot of influence at Chelsea and while I would never doubt their attempts to win matches for the club, their levels undoubtedly change depending on how they feel about a manager at the time. They're either having him or they're not, and once they're not it spells borrowed time for the guy in charge.

Peter Stoger is very, very inspirational, communicating a lot, being open and approachable for the players.

At Real Madrid, we have many good players that the team can learn from.

Being a point guard in this league, you have to balance out people - the emotions and stuff like that.

I think there will be one overarching coach for Tests and one-day cricket. I think you need one person in control and in charge of that environment. Also it's important for people to know I am not going to be playing a tracksuited role. The execution of strategy is over to the captain and coach as it always has been.

The calmness and confidence I take into matches has an effect not only on our rivals but also on my team-mates, who are counting on me.

When you're a player, you only really have to look after yourself. And then you go into management, and you've got 30 players' welfare to keep an eye on.

When you have played for Manchester United, it is difficult to go elsewhere.

You bring in Joao Moutinho and it's not just how he plays it's the experience he brings to the team and to the group.

As a captain, I can't make the same mistake twice. As a player, you can get away with that, but if the captain does that, then it affects the whole team.

Women get labeled 'bossy' when it's like, 'Maybe I'm a leader. Maybe I just know what I want.'

Many great teams have players who have come through the youth system or have been at the club for a long time as their captains. I'm thinking of Steven Gerrard at Liverpool, John Terry at Chelsea, Raul at Real Madrid, as well as Puyol at Barcelona and Gary Neville at Man United.

My objective is to coach the national team.

For this group, because we have so many big personalities, I think the manager also has to have a big personality but in a way that sort of knows how to deal with everything.