Gerardo Martino Quotes

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

It is vital to maintain possession and to win it back as soon as possible, because if we win it high up, then the opposition has to run 70 metres.

I always tried to defend high up the pitch, to be in the opposition's half and play the game there.

I've never seen a Barca without control of the game. I've never seen a Barca that doesn't have the ball and lets the opposition attack all the time.

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

We never played for 1-0 and then defend. We always went for the second goal and the third.

I like teams to control and dominate the ball so the players are hungry for the ball.

I like to be active in space in behind the opposition's midfield. That's where I can hurt the opponent most of all.

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's history was built on attacking football, which does not always mean that the team kept clean sheets or did not concede chances.

What I want is to recover the ball as near to the other box as we can, and when we have the ball, play.

I cannot have a concept of football where everything is based on the opposition. We have to dictate the game, we have to be the ones taking the initiative, and we have to entertain the people coming to watch us.

Pellegrini as a coach likes the team to be in control of the ball, and go forward.

Pochettino likes to play from the back, with the buildup, have the ball.

We always want to play and be dominant with the ball, but we respect the opposition.

There are a lot of teams that don't want to play, that only want to defend against Barcelona, and that makes it difficult. We're always looking for the open space. A lot of times we'll face six defenders and four midfielders.

Once the referee throws the ball in the air, it's either your ball or their ball and you have to just take your shot.

I don't say we are a defensive team. I say we are a strong team in defensive terms, but at the same time lacking sufficient fluidity in attack because that will take time to come.

The lower you go down the levels, the more players think they need to hang on to the ball to prove how talented they are, but that's not football.

In football, you don't hold on to the ball just to hold on to the ball. When you have it you need to be dangerous, create opportunities and score goals. And when you don't, you make sure the opposition doesn't.

The way Guardiola plays suits me. It enables me to get into space in attacking positions.

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

As I see it, Seedorf and I are coaches who handle the concept of a more proactive game.

It's not easy to create chances or a game when you're just receiving long balls.

I like the Klopp mentality but at the same time, I like the Pep culture about football because always we need intensity with and without the ball.