Massimiliano Allegri Quotes

You can't rely on your defence to win a World Cup.

Manager Kit Symons sees our players daily. As a top-flight player not that long ago, Kit knows and feels the game.

It goes without saying that I love the game, the tactics, the training, and everything that happens on the pitch.

For me, the best player in the world is Messi, but the second one is Cristiano.

I think the way I played, I would have suited Sundowns.

The fact that the games were so close was a tribute to the level of skill in the World Cup.

It's great to have atmosphere at the stadium, but football is all about the players.

Ashley Cole is a fantastic defender. I have seen him keep the best players in the world quiet.

My goals are for the U.S. team to get to the second round of the World Cup and to win a championship here in the U.S. with my club team the Columbus Crew.

I enjoyed the NFL. I respected the players. It was a great opportunity to learn a lot of things, but the challenges were a little different, and it didn't seem that you could control your own destiny, especially in terms of how you could bring players to the team.

If Messi is on top form, then his team can win everything.

I was full of confidence in myself that I would reach the top or be a professional player as a midfielder.

At City I went back there on the basis of playing for manager Mark Hughes.

That's how it works, it's football. They need you or they don't.

The target is to win football matches.

Whether it is a classy performance where you are creating a lot of chances or a scrappy one-goal win, it doesn't matter.

The players do their thing on the pitch, and there's a lot of young women or former players that want to coach.

It's true: with players like Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, it's difficult to catch them.

I am not a magician of football.

Tactics are just a part of football because the players are playing.

Klopp is a great tactician and a great coach.

I am a professional player, and I will naturally do everything to be in goal.

Once you're on the pitch and you've put the shirt on, it's then down to you to perform and play well.

Each game, we try to win the three points, but every game, I want to score and help the team.

I've been fortunate to play with many great players, including Cristiano Ronaldo for Portugal.