Player Fit Quotes

Every team doesn't fit every person's style of play.

If I stay working with Pep Guardiola, if he wants me, he's just going to be a lucky man because I will be really hungry. I am the type of player for his philosophy and the way he likes his team.

I've turned down a lot of trades where I might have gotten a better player, but I wasn't totally sure of the chemistry of that new player coming in. Even though he might possess golden ability, his personality and the way he gets along with teammates might be things you just don't want to cope with.

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.

I felt I could have been the kind of player Denver needed, but there were too many things going on with the team.

There are people, coaches, and players who fit in certain places. All players don't fit into all teams, and not every manager can manage every team.

Culture is very important to the Mavs. Your best player has to be a fit for what you want the culture of the team to be. He has to be someone who leads by example. Someone who sets the tone in the locker room and on the court. It isn't about who talks the most or the loudest. It is about the demeanor and attitude he brings.

Certainly Sheffield United have been a good fit for me.

We pick players on their profiles. Over the years, I've learned that, if you have one cog that's not quite right in the system, that flow of how you want to play can't work.

We cannot try to play in a manner that does not correspond to our players' characteristics.

To find a clear identity for the team - that is not about buying certain players for a lot of money. It is about getting players who want to play the right way.

I want to go to a team that really wants me and can use me to be successful.

It's never easy to find players in the market who are exactly what you need at that time.

Arsenal were really interested in me for a long time, and I think that I fit into the football Arsenal play.