Angel Di Maria Quotes

Everyone's system in the NBA makes sense. It all comes down to the quality of player and the quality of execution.

There are small things that every coach brings when they go to a new team. Like, you need to press this way or the other way.

It is not about the system, it is about how individuals perform on the pitch and whether they do the right things, so it is not as simple as just picking a system.

We cannot try to play in a manner that does not correspond to our players' characteristics.

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.

I only ever call up the best players, or at least the players who are the most suited to the way I wish to play.

Explaining why he was forced to cut a utility player: You just got caught in a position where you have no position.

We probably spend more time talking about individual players in our coaching sessions than anything else.

If we kept all the players I liked personally, we'd be a lot worse team over the years.

I can't figure out how you can draft players for a coach that you know coaches a certain a style, and was successful doing that style, and get him to play a style that you feel comfortable with.

It is very difficult when I have to choose a first 11 because I understand the feelings that players gave when players are on the bench; it is very difficult.

We have to understand the abilities of the players. We will try to build a game model with our ideas and with the players we have.

If seven or eight players play offensively, then it's clear that the offensive force is greater than the defensive stability. That's what I often say internally.

To say we have to play a certain way, or try to, every game is great in theory, but depending what players you have got you have to play to their strengths and cover up their weaknesses.

Most teams won't really focus on one player because they've got multiple players to defend and that will open up a lot of things for me.

We're going to try to tailor our offense to our player's ability.

It's a mystery coming out each and every game to try and figure out how a team is going to guard me and how I'm going to dictate how my team wins.

Why shouldn't Harry Kane take corners? If he happens to be the best striker of a ball in the team and gives you the best delivery, why shouldn't he do it?

From Rick Adelman to Kevin McHale, it was a big difference. Things are a lot stricter with McHale, and with Rick, things are a lot different, offensively, defensively. You go from being successful as hell with one coach and being comfortable with the coach to, yes, I was really successful with Kevin McHale, but I just didn't do it the right way.

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

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.

A lot of coaches might yank you after the first couple shots don't go in.

You can play Dybala and Ronaldo; it just depends on the situations.

I don't worry about individual matchups.

When you bring one of your top scorers, your top players off the bench, it really gives your team balance.