Manuel Pellegrini Quotes

To say we have to play a certain way, or try to, every game is great in theory, but depending what players you have got you have to play to their strengths and cover up their weaknesses.

I have a lot of admiration for those who build tactical systems, but I always thought the most important thing a good coach must do is build the team around the characteristics of his players.

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.

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

You've got to play to your players' talents.

We have to understand the abilities of the players. We will try to build a game model with our ideas and with the players we have.

We have to talk about the players we have.

As a coach, you have to play to how your team is built.

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

It's up to the manager where and how every player should play, but I think every player should be comfortable in that position.

I only ever call up the best players, or at least the players who are the most suited to the way I wish to play.

What I always do is just look at the players, look at the best 11 they can put on the pitch.

The head coach is the chemist.

I think we've got a lot players in the squad who are more suited to European football at the moment.

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

When I went to the Dolphins, we retained most of their coaching staff, and of course, we had a few veteran players. So, I just tried to add a few pieces here and there.

Normally, the coach does not like to make changes that are not necessary - because a team has to find itself.

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.

If a team has multiple looks, it's so hard to stand in front of your team and say, 'This is the scouting report. This is what you have to prepare for.'

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.

All managers have a different playing style and football philosophy. What's important for players is being able adapt to those different styles.

I think the NBA just, overall, when you need somebody to blame, the first person that you go to is the coach. But at the end of the day, you need the right players that match each other. Not just the best players. Chemistry helps.

Why shouldn't Harry Kane take corners? If he happens to be the best striker of a ball in the team and gives you the best delivery, why shouldn't he do it?

We're trying to win football games, and whoever we feel like gives us the best chance is who's going to play behind center.