Rabih Alameddine Quotes

Why does it get assumed that Zidane is a figurehead and everything Real achieve is down to the talent of the squad?

I think you have to be more flexible to be a pro coach because once you pay the guy the money, whether he can backpedal the way you want him to or whatever, his style of play may not suit you, but you still are going to play him, and he is going to be a part of your team.

People talk about tactics, but when you look at it, tactics are just players. You change things so that the team can get the most out of the skills they have to offer, but you don't go any further than that.

The more better players we have at Barcelona, the better it is for the team and coach.

You should sub a player out when you see a player not going full-speed or playing selfish basketball.

The key is having great players. But there are a lot of teams that have All-Stars and haven't been able to put it together.

It's all about putting the best team together - not just in the front office but the players on the field.

I think in the NFL, continuity is something that is helpful, but it's not the end all. In a league where injuries are so prevalent, you're used to guys moving in and out.

The Miami Dolphins have to be taken seriously. Here's a team that seems to be jelling.

In club football you have your players and staff with you all the time, preparing for two games a week, you know them inside out, you have a discipline over them.

It's better to have done because then you know what the player is going through and you understand the pressure, but then on the other hand I know a lot of people that were good players but not good coaches, and vice versa.

The better the coaching has become, the worse the game has become.

You can have great players, but if they don't want to be coached, what are you going to do?

I never really had a chance to know the players individually... I thought when they were on the floor, they worked hard. But I never really got to know them.

I am very lucky that Julen Lopetegui gives me total freedom to move where I like.

If we kept all the players I liked personally, we'd be a lot worse team over the years.

In the dressing room, we know that Arsene Wenger is the boss.

To find a clear identity for the team - that is not about buying certain players for a lot of money. It is about getting players who want to play the right way.

During my career I've come back to clubs after the summer break to see one of my team-mates not really at it because he's been denied a move to a bigger club for whatever reason, and you can see in his body language that he doesn't want to be there and that kind of thing is massively disruptive and negative.

A player's mind, body and soul have to be right to get the best out of them, and if a player no longer wants to be at a club then the club should try and get the best deal they can and let the player move on.

Arsene knows what he wants and knows how to get the best out of you - that is why he gets such an impressive response from his players.

I understand very well that if you are a national coach, you want to use all the opportunities that you have to meet up with your team.

We have to talk about the players we have.

I've watched quite a few matches to understand English football.

I felt I could have been the kind of player Denver needed, but there were too many things going on with the team.