Jamie Carragher Quotes

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.

The more better players we have at Barcelona, the better it is for the team and coach.

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

There are teams spending a lot of money and buying top players from all over the world but it is not about money - it is about your team-mates.

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.

The most important thing is that Spain have a good team no matter who plays. It is always nice to see your name spoken but the important thing is that the national team does well. But having good players for every position is important because there are always injuries, drops of form.

Arsene knows what he wants and knows how to get the best out of you - that is why he gets such an impressive response from his players.

We have to talk about the players we have.

When I was a player, it was important to target the first few friendlies and plant a seed in the mind of the gaffer.

If you are the coach of a national team, you have to evaluate players based on what they do on the pitch.

Teams want the best players. If the best players come through your academy, you can play.

It's easier to change the manager than all the players. It's never easy to choose who should be in the dugout.

It would be worse if I have players who are happy if they sit on the bench, because that doesn't mean that we develop our game.

I know myself that when there is a manager who knows how to get the best out of you then it's different - and that's why I chose Villa. I wanted to work with Steve Bruce again.

The key is having great players. But there are a lot of teams that have All-Stars and haven't been able to put it together.

At the minor-league and major-league level, you know how important your coaching staff is, but in a big market it becomes absolutely huge.

The head coach is the chemist.

The better the coaching has become, the worse the game has become.

The players make the manager, it's never the other way.

You've got to be extremely careful, because you could be with a great team, and you could be the product of a great team. There are some players that stand out despite the teams that they play on, and there are some players that are good because of the team that they're with.

In fact, one of the conversations I had with Jason Garrett, you know, sometimes X's and O's get so complicated, and a coach gets so into that that he forgets the most important thing is players win ballgames. Make sure that the players are properly equipped and motivated to do their jobs.

A winning player is nothing more than a player on a winning team. A losing player is a guy who played on a losing team that year.

General managers - I like to talk about the 'golden gut': general managers that not only can have a sense for the players that are going to perform beyond what people expect and get team chemistry right, but they also have to be able to make trades.

Obviously, it's important for any team that wants to be really successful to try to have the best players that they possibly can in all positions, and I think Alisson is definitely one of the best in the world in his position.