Roberto Carlos Quotes

Someone said that my coaching is a combination of Milan's defensive discipline and the Dutch propensity for attacking football, and I think that is a fair description.

One of the reasons I chose Tottenham is the way Pochettino thinks and how he plays. I really like that.

I like the idea of playing with a bit more tactical freedom, either in a deeper role or supporting the strikers more often.

Any coach in my era will reference or look at Guardiola's teams. If you look at the style of play, he has had a huge influence on football. And he has innovated it again.

Guardiola and I have the same idea of football.

At Rennes, I played more down the left wing, but also down the right and sometimes in midfield. At Dortmund, it was the same: I alternated wings. I don't have problems with the position I'll take up.

Van Gaal is a teacher, pays attention to everything you do, but Hiddink is more linked to the players. He gives more freedom than Van Gaal, but I worked with both of them pretty well.

What football means to an Italian coach is tactics, trying to control the game by following the ideas and systems of the manager.

I've played as a striker all my life. To play on the right or the left is always difficult.

In my period at Chelsea, I was sometimes the one who switched sides because we were playing with two left-footed guys on the wings with myself and Damian Duff.

You have to sometimes shoot from the second row, that's all football. So you have to be a bit more flexible.

With the coaches, you don't want to hear everybody saying, 'Move over! Back up! Do this!' Let's find out what the players know.

It's a different playing style than at Monaco; there were two of us in midfield there, and here at Liverpool, there's three.

I've been playing football for a while, but Guardiola really made me a better player. I was 29 when I started working with him, so I wasn't very young, but if you see the steps I made thanks to him, it shows you what he is capable of doing. Guardiola didn't just put me on the flanks but in other positions as well.

The Premier league is better with Mourinho.

I can play as a No. 8, a No. 10, out wide. Wherever I play, I'll be happy, I'm sure.

We take more risks at United than the majority of teams but the manager wants us to play.

I thought I could go into Cardiff, but different clubs have different cultures, different playing styles and philosophies. I'm more suited to the other jobs I've had.

Spain started to generate a very good playing style from Pep Guardiola's arrival at Barcelona.

The perception is that the Stoke players were one-dimensional: that they could only play in a certain way, and that was the top and bottom of their capabilities.

I like to create chances, to shoot when I play farther forward, but I also like playing deeper, as you have more time on the ball.

I prefer Liverpool. The way we play is good for all of our players.

I think I've shown I have the defensive discipline to play deep as the No.6 and start the build ups with my passing. I can also play higher up the pitch and make a difference in the opposition area. Being able to do both has helped me to play so many games.

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

I love coaches that just talk about football.