Barry Trotz Quotes

This whole science thing of working out if players are a little bit tired just gives you an excuse to leave them out.

Who am I, of course, to judge them, but the Premier League must urgently think about a rest period in a European Championship or World Cup year.

Having fresh players is important.

You need to protect the best players in the country. When there is so much cricket, we must work on ways to prolong their careers.

It is not a problem to sit on the bench: absolutely not. When you have three games in a week, and you don't play, though, you have to think about it.

Usually older players, late in the season, start to get cold.

A lot of rookies hit the wall after 50 or 60 games.

While players say they like the five-day break, they're also saying they don't like the compression that goes along with it, and that's something that is of great concern to us as well.

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

I like Higuain very much, but unfortunately, he isn't contributing the way he does in Europe. He's playing very well for Juve and is in the running for a lot of trophies, but if he needs a rest, then why not give Icardi a chance?

Players want to play a lot of rugby. We're walking contradictions at times in that we want to play a lot of rugby, but we don't want to play too much rugby, and we want to be available for all the big games, yet there are times when you have to sacrifice that because of game limits.

In every sport you need a break and England seem to be the only cricket country which doesn't get one.

The greatest ally you have to get things working well and the players performing as a team is the bench. Don't be afraid to use it, either for the star player or anyone else.

There will be internal discipline, but I can envisage both of them playing for Newcastle again. They're top-class players and they don't come along very often.

I am really irked by healthy NBA players resting. I really don't understand it. Players in the past have played all season for years. I just don't love it. I feel like it hurts the integrity and competitiveness of the game. It's got nothing to do with the TV partners; it's about cheating the fans.

Players need to control their emotions as much as possible.

Rotation should be natural and changes should be made only when there are injuries and suspensions.

What I like about Pochettino is the way that he looks in control. He is in control of his players, in control of the way that they play.

I think it's normal that you will lose players if you don't play every season in the Champions League, because that's the intention for every player to be part of that.

Messi never wants to be subbed off, but it's my task to take care of him.

Of course my goal at Duke was to win the national championship, but we were shorthanded, and lost one of our big guys that was very important to the team. By the end of the season we only played about six guys. But we tried our hardest and did our best and overall had a successful season.

When I was with the Giants, I played for Dusty Baker, and I love Dusty to death. I think he's a great manager and great person, but he platooned me. His reasoning was to get everybody in the lineup. It wasn't that I couldn't play every day.

People talk about the drama of the set that goes on and on. But it leaves one guy exhausted for the next round, it's horrible for the players waiting to come on court, and it has the potential to mess up the schedule for everyone.

When you're out for a week here and there, it sets you back, and you're out of the team.

The majors and big events eventually bring the best players to the top so if I play well or not I always find playing the big events very motivating because it shows you where the game is at.