Arjen Robben Quotes

You can learn a lot from Pep Guardiola. From pre-season to the match itself. He has a vision of the game that is impressive.

Van Gaal is the kind of guy who can really make individual players better.

Dave Bassett was a key influence on me, the way he treated and talked to people. Wimbledon and Sheffield United were quite direct sides and he got the best out of what he had, but he was an innovator.

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

When I arrived at Bayern he asked me: 'How are you? Are you ready to learn how to play football?' Before, I thought the coach's job was just to set up the team. However, with Guardiola it's something different. He is addicted to football and because of that he is a phenomenon.

From my youth team all the way through, I was encouraged to play that way by Keith Hill when I was at Barnsley, and then Roberto Martinez at Everton, through to Gareth Southgate when he was in charge of the England Under-21s.

Arsene Wenger is a good coach. He has authority, and straight away, I can see he helps players with small things to make them better.

Each coach you have gives a little something to every player, but the one who changed my game the most was Mancini. He taught me to play more outside the area, dropping me back a bit.

Louis Van Gaal is a great coach. He has inspired a lot of players to give their best, shown them how to play.

I have evolved a lot as a player working with Klopp, who is a very tactical coach.

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

I never really got that chance at Manchester City and developed into a utility player. Playing in all the positions has made me a better player because it's not easy to do that. Understanding the game has made me a more rounded player as well.

Pep is a super coach! He is excellent. He is the best at analysing an opponent and the concept of a game. I don't know what impact he had on German football, but he left a mark on all of us at Bayern because of how he analysed and educated the players in each position and the way he taught us to play.

Andre Villas-Boas wasn't the ideal coach for me. He bought Gylfi Sigurdsson and then told me he would be his new No.10.

I had great relationships with all the four coaches I played under at Real Madrid. They all helped me improve, but if I had to pick the best, I would pick Ancelotti.

Sarri taught me football. He is a coach I really like, well-prepared and even scientific in the way he analyses games.

Guardiola was a very special coach for me, the first when I was at Barcelona. He is a great coach, a lovely person, and I have very good memories of that time, but I would have liked to have had a full year with him.

For me personally, Pep Guardiola is the best coach in the world.

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 worked with some brilliant coaches, and I've taken a real interest in all the methods they use and the choices they make. And I can tell you that Moyes's sessions and the things he says in his team meetings are spot on.

To be trained by Guardiola and learn from the best, you cannot say no.

Modern football is increasingly dominated by the coaches - their narcissism to put themselves above the team and their players.

The attacking capacity of a team is the fruit of the work of the manager and of the quality of the players.

When you play eleven a side, you might go through a game with very few touches, but with street football, you're always involved in the game, so it is a great way to improve your skill and to learn how to create and use space, as the pitch is very small.

You need two or three players who can do that - play behind the striker, on the right wing, the left wing... striker, maybe. If we have those, it's good for the team.