Daniel Naroditsky Quotes

I started the 1998 World Cup with Teddy Sheringham up front but always planned for Michael Owen to face Colombia in our final group game because they defended square and a quick striker would be able to exploit the space behind them.

I think that's part of building your team is trying to anticipate where your team is going and to a certain extent where, especially defensively because you have to react to what they put on the field. Defensively you have to be able to defend those things.

I've won plenty of games by knowing when to take out my pitcher; whom to replace him with; or how to place my infield or outfield to defend properly against the opposing hitter.

We can't continue to always base our strategy on the fact that the other guy is going to mess up all the time.

Analysis of opponents is something I like doing.

We have to let our defense dictate our offense.

With my position, you have to kind of be three steps ahead of your opponent.

I have the mindset of a coach. I have to think, what would a coach think? How would a coach feel if I'm playing a guy a certain way?

You have to think tactically and you can't just go in and swing against the first best opponent.

Every time I go out there, I just try to find the weakness of my opponent and then use that to my advantage.

Offensively, you do what you do best and you do it again and again. Defensively, you attack your opponent's strength.

I am trying to beat the guy sitting across from me and trying to choose the moves that are most unpleasant for him and his style.

The greatest remedy that is used against a plan of the enemy is to do voluntarily what he plans that you do by force.

I visualize the game. I think about who I am guarding, the things he likes to do.

Here in Italy, football is more like a chess game. You have to think about every move.

Defenders must be careful yet decisive when taking action.

I used to have a log on every corner in the league, what their strengths and weaknesses are.

Defending is easy. You just have to want to defend. It's not like defending is hard. It's just, like, more of an attitude.

Whoever I'm playing against, I go in and try to stop their best scorer and try to get myself going on the offensive end.

I've played against Aguero a couple of times. He starts behind you so he's always offside, but you don't know where he is. You look behind to the right and he'll go to your left. He's so tough to find. You've got to learn and work out how to stop them.

We try to do a great job of understanding the opposing hitter and his tendencies. Maybe understand the hitter better than he knows himself.

Scouting is important. You just want to know whom you are playing against and how to play them well within the team's defense.

I like to take the floor apart mentally. I like to visualize an opponent going for you.

Mayweather waits for you to make a mistake. He plays a similar game to me.

My experience in decision-making has shown that patterns are tough to break. In the military, we study an opponent, looking for gaps, flaws, or weaknesses that can be exploited. Successful leaders at all levels in all disciplines conduct this kind of analysis.