Team Disruption Quotes

The scary thing is that players have a one-upsmanship about money; they sign a contract and they like it until someone signs a bigger one and now they don't like it. I don't like that. I don't begrudge anyone money, but it disrupts the football team.

A big player coming in can change the dynamics of the dressing room, upset the rhythm of the team and end up doing more harm than good.

Clearly, there are things a runner does, intentionally or not, that disrupt team cohesion. And there are also things a runner doesn't do that can cause problems: not trying, showing up late, skipping team-building activities, and ignoring the coach's instructions.

People shouldn't underplay what the breaking up of a team does in every department.

It's never a good sign when many players leave the club or when you have many coaching changes, because it brings a lot of distraction to the team and the club.

I feel like I need to find ways to disrupt the other team and apply that pressure they might not be used to. I think being able to set that tone is something I'm priding myself on.

During my career I've come back to clubs after the summer break to see one of my team-mates not really at it because he's been denied a move to a bigger club for whatever reason, and you can see in his body language that he doesn't want to be there and that kind of thing is massively disruptive and negative.

When you're out for a week here and there, it sets you back, and you're out of the team.

I enjoy putting teams under pressure, forcing turn-overs and just being a pain really!

Until Charlie broke his ankle in Toronto, we were as good a unit as anybody.