Mario Kempes Quotes

In '82 Brazil showed that you can't win the World Cup without a solid defense.

Whether a player rotates more or less depends on his form and his position. It's not the same for a center back as it is for a winger. Every player is different.

You can't ask every player to do the same thing. That's why we have amazing midfielders, defenders, forwards and keepers. You can't ask them to be of the same mold.

Even on the greatest teams, there's always one role player.

I think it's a natural progression: a lot of centre-backs start wide when they're young and move inside.

Football has changed. There are no more Zvonimir Bobans or individuals who win games by themselves.

I've played as a lone striker and enjoyed it, especially if you have good supporting players around you. But a full season by myself? That would be hard.

Every matchup is very important regardless of who the bigs are, who the guards are.

Pep Guardiola saw me as a central player in his system, which my style of play fit into perfectly.

Messi often has a crowd of opponents around him, but with Neymar on the pitch, too, at least two of those opposition players will have to be aware of him.

Most teams won't really focus on one player because they've got multiple players to defend and that will open up a lot of things for me.

A great player can win, but cannot claim titles alone. You need to have a great team who are close and able to support you.

Whether it's the best player or the 12th man next to the Gatorade cooler, understanding the personalities on your team is key.

In every team I have played with, and of all of the attackers I have played with, each one was different.

You cannot give the ball to Messi all the time.

If you watch me during the game, I celebrate when we press the ball and it goes out.

Mascherano's impact as a leader is more important inside the squad, and Messi's leadership is more important in the pitch.

The triangle itself is just an offense based on freedom of the ball to go to different places, everybody feeling involved. It's a good thing.

The best thing to do is to find the type of play to make Italy win the World Cup, and maybe Baggio be the best player.

I've added to my abilities since moving to Bournemouth. You are always having to re-learn how to be a centre-forward as the game is moving forward.

Teams always have natural leaders on the pitch and natural leaders in footballing terms.

The best players don't win championships. The best team players win championships.

I think you have to play your own game and sometimes people don't realise that the play-maker runs the most kilometres on the pitch!

Glue guys aren't superstars. They're not the No. 1 option. They just do things only coaches really appreciate. The stars get the headlines, but glue guys help you get in the winner's circle. I don't think you can win without having that kind of player.

The thing it taught me was that winning's a helluva lot more fun than losing. It also taught me that the team with the best players that worked together the best wins.