Gervinho Quotes

Playing me in different positions helped me to get in the head of the others players: to know what they're thinking, where and how they are going to move.

It takes a little bit more mentally to figure out what I need to do to be most effective. The game is ever evolving. So you have to constantly pay attention to the change because you don't want to be left behind.

You have to adapt and find your niche, in terms of the type of player you can become, both on and off the pitch. I always knew I'd have no chance against a 1.90m, 90kg defender in a duel, so the key is to avoid these situations altogether. You have to pick your space and time.

You play your surroundings. You pitch accordingly. Not that I drastically try to change my game plan based on the score or the team or stadium, but you have to take everything into consideration.

The more you play against teams and defenders, the more you get to know them. You know if they are more nervous; you know, on the pitch, people are different. I try to adapt to their character.

The way you adapt and play against different teams and different styles is going to be important.

A quick way for any player to make himself better is to think about what he himself doesn't like to play against

I think one of the interesting things about poker is that once you let your ego in, you're done for.

But one thing you need to do in the game, is to adapt and adjust your game to what you have been asked to do and also to what your body is telling you to do.

My job isn't to strike guys out; it's to get them out - sometimes by striking them out.

You don't win tournaments by playing well and thinking poorly.

Tennis is mostly mental. Of course, you must have a lot of physical skill, but you can't play tennis well and not be a good thinker. You win or lose the match before you even go out there.

I know one of my best qualities is to read the game for my players, is to read the opponent, is to identify every detail about the opponent.

I'm able to see things and react certain ways, I try to slither through there and try to make a play.

Goals are what count for me. It's not about a battle with defenders. Fighting hard, giving everything and working hard on the field you have to combine with the goals you score. It doesn't matter if defenders want to battle with me or not; I will just be trying to do my job as well as I possibly can.

Marco Silva is always talking to me in training; he is always giving me guidance on positioning in the area. His coaching is essential for me. He is training me with an eye to being in the right place at the right time when balls come into the box so I am able to score more goals.

Good decisions are not necessarily playing it short every time you get the ball. The best teams can play longer or have a threat behind or play through or around. They adapt.

I think I'm quite a clever player and that I realise there are times when I can be offensive but others when I must be more compact and work for the team, because that is what matters.

My height might be a disadvantage in some parts of my game, but it is a big advantage in rushing the passer.

I'm not the type of player that's going to run in behind or go past three and score.

I like to control the ball and analyse the game.

I am confident. My style of play is to control a game. You have to be smart in your brain and fast.

I am used to being a winger, but if a manager wants me to adapt to a new position, then I will have to - and I don't mind.

I understand now the different games and the different approaches that you need to take at different times, with different styles of play.

You have to adapt to different teams and different players, but you have try to maintain your discipline and score goals.