Gerardo Martino Quotes

I think, as a coach, you've got to do what your players can do.

We probably spend more time talking about individual players in our coaching sessions than anything else.

To get the best out of any player you need to play him in his best position, it's as simple as that.

To say we have to play a certain way, or try to, every game is great in theory, but depending what players you have got you have to play to their strengths and cover up their weaknesses.

I always try to perform, and not because you have players on the bench or on the pitch that can play in your position.

I adapt my idea of football to my players, not adapt my players in my idea of football. It's important because there are others players that must play. The players are the most important things in football. I adapt my idea within my players.

As a coach, you have to play to how your team is built.

It's important for the coach when you arrive to understand the players and to understand every single player's strength and their weakness.

People often talk about a coach's philosophy, but generally, I think managers look at the players they have and then decide on their style.

You just need to go into matches with a clear plan in T20 cricket. If you go half-half, it's going to be really hard to come back.

When you play against different people from all walks of life you can't do the same thing against every player defensively or offensively. You have to change up the way you go at a player.

I don't have any tricky plays, I'd rather have tricky players.

You just don't want to get pigeon-holed into one position. That's why even though I start out at center, I may play small forward, if I get a rebound and you're not there I can bring the ball up.

If I were a high school coach, I would put my best players on offense. The best athletes on my team, I would give them the ball and score points. I wouldn't play them on defense. I would play them where they can get the ball and score points.

When it comes down to it, it's about putting the players on the field that will be the best 11.

It's just that you got to play according to the situation and what the team demands. I know that I can play in both flows.

There are small things that every coach brings when they go to a new team. Like, you need to press this way or the other way.

We have to understand the abilities of the players. We will try to build a game model with our ideas and with the players we have.

I'm a good listener, and I take into consideration everything people tell me, but at the same time, I believe my eyes as well as the experience I had as a player. So players who underperform? There has to be a reason why... my job is for them to perform.

I can't figure out how you can hire a coach and tell him how you want him to play.

My idea is to know every player and to know, also, the personality of the players.

Roy Hodgson destroyed me. He made me play in the centre of midfield.

We have to talk about the players we have.

I think what we've tried to preach to our players is we're going to let the best players play.

That's football, it's our job not just to name the starting XI but during the match as well.