David Seaman Quotes

You have got to boss scrums. The players need to know what you want them to adhere to. Then it is up to them to decide whether they are adhering to that or not.

Basically, a manager is a father figure to 20 or 25 blokes. It's about trying to get the best out of them and creating team spirit.

Well football teams are perhaps easier to control than political parties, I'm sure the Prime Minister would agree with me, but yeah I think every team needs discipline and a sense of self-belief and that's important, that's what leadership's all about.

The only thing I can think of was an incident one day when I did get angry with the substitutes for talking behind the goal while we were practising free-kicks - I told them to pay attention because we might need them during the match. That was something I always insisted on.

Since Carlo Ancelotti has arrived, he had emphasised hard work and intensity, and now that is what Real Madrid are associated with. He has playing experience, which makes him different to other coaches.

Daniel Farke is so good, a man-manager - he is calm but he can shout if he thinks I'm not working.

As a coach or manager, if it was something that had to be done I'd be comfortable doing it but I'd still be true to myself. I wouldn't turn into a madman or start throwing teacups and screaming.

Jose Mourinho knows how to control to big players in the dressing room, to control egos. He's done it all his life and knows how to work it into the team.

I think that's good for a coach to have two sides: the jokey side and the fiery side.

If the coach on the sidelines is not that strong, transmitting the kind of spirit he has, players won't always handle it well. Life becomes difficult. But, with Mourinho, everything is good. He knows when to be among his players, as 'one of us' making jokes as a friend, and when to be strong and distant, even severe.

I normally talk to my players about everyday situations, and there are not really any secrets.

Benitez is a coach with high expectations of his players, he demands a lot and I like that. He knows how to communicate with his players and he is intelligent.

You don't have to be popular with the players to be a good manager or coach.

The coach's job is to get the best players and get them to play together.

But as coaches, we need to get a little more fire and passion and be more demanding that our guys get the job done. I think players will respond to that, and we'll see.

Where Joe was more vocal and emotional whereas Chuck was very reserved. But, both of them executed great strategy and both of them demanded a lot of their players.

There are leaders vocally, and there are leaders by example. I think I'm starting to become better at being a leader vocally, just talking on the court.

The best thing you can say about any coach is his players play hard for him.

Baseball is a simple game. If you have good players and if you keep them in the right frame of mind then the manager is a success.

As a leader, you want your team to play as you are.

Jim Tomsula is going to be great coach for us. Players' coach. Always around the guys. Someone that's willing to listen to what the players say and has their intake.

A coach coaches. That's what he does. That's what he's good at. He's not managing people. He manages his players, but that's different.

Bill Belichick was probably the most organized coach that I've ever been involved with.

Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they've taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences.

When Coach Belichick comes up to you during a game and says something to you, that's great.