David Alaba Quotes

It is never a problem to have good players on the bench.

Football never stops, and that's why you need a big squad.

Having 18 or 20 class players is a luxurious problem, and it doesn't mean that you have to play them all.

Managers now don't just use 11 players; they have to care about all the squad of 25 or more players.

You need to have a big squad; it's important when you're in the Champions League, with the amount of games we've got.

As a football team, we don't have any backups. We don't consider anybody a backup.

If we are going to win games, we need 11 fit players. Sir Alex Ferguson does not pick half-fit players.

There is not really any point in having a big squad if you don't use it.

The most important thing is that Spain have a good team no matter who plays. It is always nice to see your name spoken but the important thing is that the national team does well. But having good players for every position is important because there are always injuries, drops of form.

I think to progress in major tournaments and to be at your best, you need a big squad, and you need to rotate it.

If you are not playing a player, any player, for two, three, four games, then you don't have to give a reason for that. But if it gets to eight or nine games, then you have to explain the situation. What's going on?

I want to play every single player, but I can only play 11 at a time.

The rotation system at Bayern makes it nearly impossible to play week after week, even when you're putting in some top performances.

When you make your final list for the World Cup or European Championship you don't take the 23 best players, that is for sure.

Everyone's system in the NBA makes sense. It all comes down to the quality of player and the quality of execution.

If you have a lot of injuries for a long period, that makes it more normal to bring in new players.

I have experience and have been in Europe many times, so I know squad rotation is necessary to make everyone in the side stronger.

When you bring one of your top scorers, your top players off the bench, it really gives your team balance.

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

Having fresh players is important.

I don't think football management is easy.

Any strengthening of the squad, in a League and Champions League which demands so much, is a good thing because you need many top quality players.

Liverpool will always buy good players, even if they already have good players. That's normal. I think it has to be normal for a club like Liverpool because that means you're a big club.

When you go through a tournament of seven games, there are peaks and valleys. You kind of ride the players that are hot.

Every game, I have to make the best decision. I repeat: my players must be happy to stay in Chelsea and to play for Chelsea and to play for our fans. They must be happy if they start the game or if they stay on the bench and come on.