Carlo Ancelotti Quotes

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 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.

One of the reasons I chose Tottenham is the way Pochettino thinks and how he plays. I really like that.

I was fortunate to play on great teams that allowed me to play with my own personality, which is so important to a goaltender.

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.

If I stay working with Pep Guardiola, if he wants me, he's just going to be a lucky man because I will be really hungry. I am the type of player for his philosophy and the way he likes his team.

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

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

The reasons why a player is better on one club than on another are many. I certainly am not an expert and can't explain.

Culture is very important to the Mavs. Your best player has to be a fit for what you want the culture of the team to be. He has to be someone who leads by example. Someone who sets the tone in the locker room and on the court. It isn't about who talks the most or the loudest. It is about the demeanor and attitude he brings.

The team comes first. We want to keep all of our players. We want to take care of all of our players, but the team comes first.

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

I think that's one of the great things about the Pittsburgh Steelers - we're not a big free-agent team. We build guys up through our system to have a better understanding of our defense.

I want to build a team who can play home and away the same.

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

I've been satisfied with everything since I arrived at Barca, and I'm pleased with the players' attitude.

The Rockets have a philosophy of what they think their coach should be.

Unless you're at a club long enough that can develop a philosophy of playing and recruiting players that fit that way of playing, then you have got to be adaptable.

With Anil bhai, it is not only Virat or any other big player, but every player is in his scheme of plans. Even the ones who will not be playing regularly in the side. I feel that is a very important thing.

The big thing is to win, but to look at the long-term, you need one way to play, and the philosophy is not only to put 11 players on the pitch and play football.

What I'm trying to say is that within the styles, first, there's something clear: the style is given by the players on the roster.

I've been on teams in the NBA where we don't play the right way.

There are people, coaches, and players who fit in certain places. All players don't fit into all teams, and not every manager can manage every team.

My priority is, do my players feel supported from within their dressing room by their own federation?

We pick players on their profiles. Over the years, I've learned that, if you have one cog that's not quite right in the system, that flow of how you want to play can't work.