Manuel Pellegrini Quotes

Guardiola has a way of playing; he has a system, and he sticks to that.

At Tottenham, I'm asked to take a lot of risks to keep maximum possession of the ball and build from the back.

The truth is I like the style of playing the ball out and hitting long passes.

With Arsene, he wanted us to play in the same way regardless of the opponents. The idea was that we could play in our way and beat anyone.

I think the Brazil system is similar to the one we use at Liverpool, with lots of movement, players open out wide, and quality midfielders who join the attack and score goals.

When we talk about Arsene Wenger, I like the fact that he focuses 80 percent about the style of play he wants for his team and not taking so much consideration into the other team.

Guardiola and I have the same idea of football.

I like to play attacking football, but I think the big difference is that we expect a lot more from our strikers, to do more pressing and to keep compact. We like to play a high line defensively and press the ball.

Italy do not only defend; they can attack, too. They have attacking qualities, and they create chances.

I don't have any secrets. I know my style of football and sometimes it's pretty simple.

Luis Enrique has a clear idea, and the team has understood it perfectly. He asks us to press high up the pitch, to counter quickly when the opposition attacks and try to maximise the space between the lines with the speed we have.

United are about attacking football, and everything else has to takes its place behind that.

My teams have always been dominant about having the ball but having the ball to create opportunities. That's always been the clear way of my work.

Guardiola has come to City with a very unique style. And he wants to continue that philosophy. We had to work to adapt to his style.

The Tottenham way is attacking football - that's what the fans expect.

The onus is on the managers to send out an attacking formation and to tell their players to be bold.

I would prefer to play for and against an attacking team, but I am now used to playing against defensive teams.

I have always said that the BVB style is exactly how I want to play football.

I like to be in contact with the ball, have possession, to play.

I know that I'm a natural attacking player. I love to attack. I love to play freely; I love to combine and play through balls. That's the nature of my game.

As a defence, we have to strive for that clean sheet while also giving the attacking players the licence to go and create.

I love coaches that think more about attacking than defending. As a football fan, I think that's wonderful.

I love to see goals and attacking play; I want us to be entertaining. But it's no good if you're shipping goals.

Playing further up the pitch, you have more opportunities to score and provide assists, and it's something I liked right from the start.

English football is different: always on the attack. Although one thing is clear. The best football is the Italian.