Samir Nasri Quotes

Under Pep Guardiola, it's hard work. For me, Guardiola is one of the best coaches I've ever met. He's incredibly clever and tactically really good, and he knows how to speak to us, how to motivate us, and that's what it is like.

Arsene Wenger is a good coach. He has authority, and straight away, I can see he helps players with small things to make them better.

I have worked under several coaches and wish to appreciate each one of them. Jurgen Klopp, though, has helped me improve. He knows how to push you into performing; he knows exactly what should happen.

Guardiola improved me a lot as a footballer. He taught me a lot of things, and that's why, in every interview I'm asked, I always say the same thing: He is the best manager that I have worked with.

Van Gaal is the kind of guy who can really make individual players better.

Louis Van Gaal is a great coach. He has inspired a lot of players to give their best, shown them how to play.

I'm so grateful to Ferguson. I think he's the best there's ever been, especially his squad management skills.

I hadn't trained to be a coach. That takes great training. Being an assistant under a Coach Lombardi or a Tom Landry or whoever, that prepares you to do a better job when you become a coach. I hadn't received that training. It showed.

I already worked with Van Gaal before at the Under-20 team back in 2001. He hasn't changed much as a coach since. He really stands out.

I watched Hiddink and Ferguson at close quarters, and I realized that I am not a coach.

Pellegrini gave me back the joy of playing football. He is like Arsene Wenger: someone who likes to joke, someone who likes to talk and take an interest in your life.

Hiddink really taught me a lot. We talked every day at Anzhi and I saw how he dealt with difficult situations, how he always seemed to know what the players needed. He was a great teacher. I hope I can be as successful as him.

You cannot just copy and paste Carlo Ancelotti. He's been coaching for 20 years now and I have never heard a player complaining about him.

Van Gaal is the best coach I've had. We've got a very special relationship.

I like Southgate as a manager, what he brings. He always wants the ball and adapts to the players.

I only worked with Rafa Benitez for a short time, but he's a great manager, and he showed it from the first moment he came. He worked with the players and made us a better team. He's a good person, always trying to help players out.

I think the coaches have to play a big role in the players' development.

With Marco Silva, the way he coaches players, he has that knowledge: he wants the best out of you, basically. He wants something out of you all the time, and having seen him work in a short space of time, it's only going to improve.

When you become a head coach, you've played the game; you've coached the game. You have a great understanding of what happens at every level.

Roy Hodgson is a very good manager with a clear plan.

I like Mourinho a lot. He has a good relationship with fans, and he always takes responsibility for his players.

When you want to be a good coach you have to have the full package, that's for sure. I don't believe that you always have to punish or instil fear into players like the old days.

Zidane is not a coach, but he is a teacher.

Ancelotti showed in the past, that he can work with different teams and different players.

Martin O'Neill has definitely got the best out of me.