Certainly, my manager Gary Ungar was the first person to give me any attention and hustle for me. This was back in 2009.
I think it's really important for managers to be liked by his players because ultimately, on the pitch, those players will give everything for their manager.
I think every player gives a bit extra when he sees that his manager is fighting, too.
You do hear a lot about 'player power,' but I'm one of those who believes the manager is there to take control, to be in charge.
A team will take on its manager's personality. If it's a laid back manager, you'll have a laid back personality. The players will see that if it's OK for the Manager to be laid back, then you'll have a laid back team.
When we formed Bad Company, I looked around and asked, 'Who is the biggest rock band in the world?' The answer was undoubtedly Led Zeppelin. Peter Grant was their manager, so we got him to work with us. That made the difference for Bad Company.
Pellegrini was the biggest factor for me to be joining West Ham.
Managers can sometimes hold players back for their own benefit.
No Scot ever made a bigger impact on a club than Bill Shankly. Others may claim an equal share of trophies and Matt Busby comes to mind with his wonderful record crowned by the European Cup, but not even Matt would claim the kinship with the fans that Bill enjoyed. He was what football was all about. I can't praise him higher than that.
Sure, Mourinho was obviously crucial for my move to Chelsea.
If we'd had a Svengali manager and done what we would have been told, maybe we would have had a bigger, more hugely successful career.
An employee's motivation is a direct result of the sum of interactions with his or her manager.
Thankfully, my manager didn't talk me into 'Big Brother' or 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!'
No two managers are the same and I believe how players are man-managed on a daily basis has a huge influence on their performance on the field.
A loan wasn't always my first option, but when I heard the Bundesliga and Hoffenheim was an option for me and working with the manager there, it was something I wanted to do.
The big players historically hold a lot of influence at Chelsea and while I would never doubt their attempts to win matches for the club, their levels undoubtedly change depending on how they feel about a manager at the time. They're either having him or they're not, and once they're not it spells borrowed time for the guy in charge.
I was 17, still in school, and my manager saw me in school, and then we hooked up, and after that, I went straight into making music.
Players want a manager you feel in your gut you want to play for - they can have the best tactics and philosophy in the world but if you have lost a player in his heart or head, you have lost him in every other department.
It's not just the manager who makes the decision, it's the player who makes the decision. They both decide fifty-fifty to make a decision.
If you want to give 100 per cent, you have to feel that you are important for the manager.
I agreed to be on 'Strictly Come Dancing' without watching the show. I got talked into it by my manager. And my God, I was crap at it.
If you play for managers like Karl Robinson, it's about your development, but there are times when you have to stick up for yourself and let defenders know you are around when nobody is looking.
If I can be a role model, or if I can maybe make another manager play a young player coming through rather than buy a player, that's incredible.
The elites - or managers in companies - no longer control the conversation. This is how insurrections start.
Authentic stardom ... is a gift which, if it is to have any permanent significance, must be bestowed by a public rather than a manager.
