Player Understanding Quotes

I can talk with my team-mates, understand them and it's better for understanding the coaching staff and the game itself. If someone's making a run and they shout for the ball, I know now.

David Silva at Man City was my favourite player to play with; we had a good understanding on the pitch.

It's up to a manager to understand his players.

I think Mr. Ancelotti is a coach who speaks to the players a lot, not only as a team but also with the individual player. He tries to talk to you and wants to make sure to explain to you what he wants you to do on the pitch. That's important, and if you listen to it, you're going to learn a lot.

All the managers in the world, it doesn't matter how good you are, if your players don't understand what you are looking for or what you want, it makes no sense.

I tell you that the coaches are like cardiologists - they have to enter the player in their hearts so that the message reaches them.

Look, coaching is about human interaction and trying to know your players. Any coach would tell you that. I'm no different.

Football is not an exact science, but it is about chemistry: Ronaldo and Mandzukic, when they are together, have an excellent understanding.

As a player, I could have the ball in my hands; I could kind of dictate what happens. I'm still learning, a young coach with young players. Sometimes I'm going to see things. They're not going to see what I see. So it's being able to translate that and help them see what I'm seeing.

It always helps to play every game at the back with the same players. You get a good understanding of each other and how one of you works, and what positions to take up.

My idea is to know every player and to know, also, the personality of the players.

Galliani is a great leader but can't understand players.

It's fun to have wingers that cross the ball for you, but when two intelligent No. 9s play together, they understand each other better than with the wingers.

Sometimes I make certain assumptions but find they're not immediately obvious to my players.

To be perfectly honest, most fans see a different game to players. I am not being rude when I say that.

When I play against a winger, because I'm a winger myself, I understand what they are going to do before they try and go past me, so it makes it a lot easier for me.

It's better to have done because then you know what the player is going through and you understand the pressure, but then on the other hand I know a lot of people that were good players but not good coaches, and vice versa.

In Dortmund we had many players from abroad and when you want to put your thoughts in their heads, for example with Pierre-Emerick, you had to switch to English, which is the language most players understand.

A big part of my game is movement. The players that I play with understand that and took the time to see where I like to run, and it's worked out.

Administrators guide players and I have played for such a long time, I understand how it feels as a player. You can say I am a player's administrator.

When I work with players, whether their level is higher or lower, for me the most important thing is to know the person, what is in their heart.

After a certain point I know my players so well, I can anticipate their reactions.

As a player, you always want to play - it would be wrong to say otherwise - but you can always understand the manager's reasons if he decides to leave you out.

I don't think some of the players understand what the people are about. The people are coming out to show you their appreciation of the game, and the player that you are.

Every United player understands what United is about. The players understand it is a privilege to play for United.