Eniola Aluko Quotes

It's better to have done because then you know what the player is going through and you understand the pressure, but then on the other hand I know a lot of people that were good players but not good coaches, and vice versa.

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

I think it's pretty unique to see a coach adjust to the talent he has and maximize the abilities of players he has and help them keep growing.

To get the best out of any player you need to play him in his best position, it's as simple as that.

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

As coaches, you want to be able to put your players in a system that's conducive to their success.

I think what we've tried to preach to our players is we're going to let the best players play.

I adapt my idea of football to my players, not adapt my players in my idea of football. It's important because there are others players that must play. The players are the most important things in football. I adapt my idea within my players.

Having fresh players is important.

I don't think football management is easy.

A player senses when a coach loses confidence in him. That, more than anything, can throw a player.

Managers now don't just use 11 players; they have to care about all the squad of 25 or more players.

I'm the football manager. I make all the football decisions that evolve around the game that's being played on a Saturday.

Modern-day coaching is about relationships, so I need to know every little thing that will make my players tick. How am I going to get more out of our best players, from Fran Kirby, Lucy Bronze? Lucy wants to be challenged. If you tell her she can't do something, she'll try it.

Bad performances can happen and are not that serious - even with new players. You can't, say, sell him, get a new one.

Every coach has his own ideas about managing the team and how it plays.

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.

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

My heading was NBA head coach. I didn't want to be back in college for a lot of reasons.

I don't think I've still got things to show Carlo Ancelotti. He has seen me play a lot, even before he was our manager, and he knows what I can do.

You always want all good players at your team.

It is down to the manager what he wants to do in the transfer window. Us as players, we just have to focus on each game that comes along and try and do our best.

The Reeves Nelson debacle, that hurt me. There are certain things regarding him that I couldn't say then and still can't. But I should have pulled the plug on him after his sophomore year. We tried to make it work, but we couldn't make it happen.

Fabio Capello has probably seen me play more games at centre-half but for him to have the faith in me to play in a different position is great for my confidence and I hope I did him justice.

The most important thing for me is to value the players and try to improve them individually in order to improve the team.