Pele Quotes

I have to open the game from my position. It's really important to play with the ball.

Every game, well most of them, come down to turnovers and the turnover battle.

If you play bad, you can win the games, but you have to play good and get the three points.

The hardest thing to coach is scoring goals and creativity.

When you play a match, it is statistically proven that players actually have the ball 3 minutes on average ... So, the most important thing is: what do you do during those 87 minutes when you do not have the ball. That is what determines wether you're a good player or not.

I always threw the ball in, because then if I got the ball back, I was the only player unmarked.

If you play on possession, you don't have to defend, because there's only one ball

The only thing I would like is to have more control of the game in terms of possession.

Whenever we don't turn the ball over, we're pretty productive. When you're turning the ball over, you're cutting down on offensive opportunities.

When you get into the game you've got be thinking, when I get into the attacking third I'm gonna be freakin' creative.

In five years I have never had a match where my team has had less possession than the opponents.

You have to take care of the ball to win football games.

Spalletti made a difference for me. He gives great importance to the details and, at minimum, wants the goalkeeper to know how to play with the ball at his feet.

If you play every time, long balls, you lose possession and you lose momentum. I don't want to be like that.

Sometimes in midfield, it's nice because you do get a little bit more of the ball, and maybe out wide you rely on people to get you the ball.

The main thing is I've tried to get better at everything - that includes the attacking side, being a threat, and taking people on.

I like to control the ball and analyse the game.

It's not just about getting the ball and figuring out every time how you can keep possession, because there are plenty of players who can do that. That's just not how I view my performances. It's about, What can I do to change the game and the attacking aspect of the game?

Carrying the ball is one of the strongest points in my game and I like to be a danger on the pitch.

Normally, I play in midfield where I'm challenging the players and trying to take the ball.

We have to cut out some of our mistakes, but the main thing in English football is controlling the second ball. Without that, you cannot survive.

When you master all defensive and offensive aspects of the game and always enjoy the majority of possession, you're sitting in pole position to win.

I think if you're not conceding so many goals, it gives you a great platform to win games.

If you have a good midfield, you have a good team.

If we concede three, and I am marvellous on the ball, it is no good.