Sam Allardyce Quotes

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

Dortmund's style of football really suits me.

I like offensive, technical, and quick football - exactly in the style of Arsenal.

I don't like the Italian approach. I don't want to be involved in that kind of football.

The Bernabeu faithful doesn't want a similar style to Barca. They want a more direct style of football.

I don't think it's fair comparing Barcelona's style with that of Roma.

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

European teams have always shied away from South American football. They struggle to get to grips with it. The South American game is more technical and about keeping possession, while European football is more dynamic, physical and direct.

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

My style suits Barcelona's style of play.

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.

Arsene Wenger's idea is not only to play good football. It's to play good football to win. In my day, we knew that with our style we could hurt teams and win trophies too. But we did it our way, with the positional game, passing, movement.

Barcelona have a unique approach to the game based on specific types of footballers playing together as one.

It's in the DNA of River fans to prefer attractive and technical football with plenty of possession. I noticed that quickly, and I was made aware just how important that was to River fans, and so I tried to adapt with my characteristics and ability.

In a way, I feel there's a Carrick style of playing.

When I signed for Barca, I knew their playing style was suited to my game.

In Spain, everything's more tactical, more technical, with more possession. In Germany, it's more physical; it's about the runs you make, the counterattacks, and the German mentality is unique: whatever the score, you go to the 90th minute.

I prefer the 4-2-3-1 formation and stick to it but have my own interpretations.

I'm an admirer of Guardiola's work.

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.

Maybe other managers would see their team score one goal and then prefer to go back and counter-attack, then try to score the second goal. A lot of those managers are the best managers at the moment, but for me, it's very important to continue the way I play.

Cruyff defined a philosophy and a style of how we had to play: positional play, type of players, the profile of the coaches, even.

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

We play attacking football. We're PSG; that's what we're used to - to create opportunities. It's in our DNA.

I did a lot of lower league, and in lower league, you're not going to be playing out from the back; you're going to hit it long and try to get the second ball.