Wojciech Szczesny Quotes

Jorginho is really suitable to the way I like to play. He is a player that has many good sides to him. He wants to work hard, and he's very fast in moving the ball, which is important for us, although there is also Cesc Fabregas, who has the same potential as Jorginho.

Before I came to Barcelona, I only thought about one facet of the game: destroying. My qualities were completely defensive, and I wouldn't take responsibility for organising my team's game, our attacks.

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.

Training with Guardiola is good. He's always talking to each player, trying to give them a vision of the style of football he wants to play.

We have four parts of our game: working against the ball; in possession; losing the ball; winning the ball. If you are good in all four parts, you have a good chance of winning.

I have grown a lot as a player and I have to thank Conte for helping in my development.

When we're up 1-0 after 88 minutes, I don't sprint to the sidelines to take a throw-in - I expect that I and my team will be smart.

It's been years since I've had a real input in the game anyway. For this game, I've just tried to keep all the other stuff away from the players and coaches.

When you're a kid you just think about where you are going to be to put yourself in a position for the next scoring chance. But as you develop, you start to do things that may not catch the eye of the normal football watcher, the dropping back, the closing down.

A coach once told me there are four factors that determine a players' performance: his tactical awareness, his physical condition, his technical ability and his mental strength.

I give a lot of instruction in training. It's difficult for me to do the same in matches, so I need guys on the pitch to read the game, to understand what we want.

The way children are taught football doesn't encourage skill; the focus is on other areas.

You have to take care of the ball to win football games.

A good coach is someone who can break down players, someone who is good with angles, setting up points on the court.

One of the things I like to do is let the players play and the coaches coach.

The art of coaching is to give a player freedom to bring out his talent. It is the player's responsibility for what happens once they are on the pitch.

If I have the ball in my hands, I'll make a play. If don't, I'll try to get in position to make a play. I think that's what it comes down to.

I like to control the ball and analyse the game.

That's the job of a quarterback, to go out there and be confident with the communication of the play, in the huddle and with my play.

I'm a versatile player, I'm a technical player, and I play with my head, but I can progress further.

I was just taught, the team goes how the point guard goes.

I'd say my main quality is keeping the ball and my passing.

We have to cut out some of our mistakes, but the main thing in English football is controlling the second ball. Without that, you cannot survive.

If you want to play dominant football, you need to get the ball, think fast, and play quick combinations in small spaces.

Pep has made me understand the game more: not just how I play but also how the team has to play, because I am just a component.