Marco Silva Quotes

You can't try a man-to-man if you don't practice it.

We work hard in the gym; we work on set plays, which are massive. We work really hard on them on the training ground.

I'll put it this way: I couldn't just go out the practice without looking at the playbook, without looking at notes. I wouldn't be able to do much.

Football is all about repetition. The trick for a coach is to be innovative when you ask for it.

Coaching is easy. Winning is the hard part.

You've just got to read your read keys and rep it in practice and then just do your job on the field.

We work on our set pieces for every opponent. It's a moment of the game that requires a lot of hard work, defensive and offensively. We try to invest our time in set pieces.

In football, there's always room for improvement.

I train hard; I have the best coaching staff in the world... We always do the right things. I stick to the plan, and we get things done.

In football, you just have to develop yourself.

The real football starts in training camp.

Whenever a team has three weeks to prepare, and it's an excellent coach and coaching staff and great players, you've got to work on it all.

It's different when you practice, obviously. That's why exhibition games are a chance to see what you're trying to do.

In my opinion, there's nothing better than practicing a play all week and then going on the field and thinking, 'This is going to be a touchdown.'

So much success from set pieces comes from practice. Maybe fans see a well-worked free-kick and think it looks good, but to get that, there has been hours of work that nobody has seen on the training ground.

It's nice to get comfortable with the plays before the season starts.

Practice don't win games.

You know, a football coach is nothing more than a teacher. You teach them the same subject, and you have a group of new guys every year.

There are few secrets in football. So execute.

You've just got to listen to what experienced people are telling you. You've obviously got to listen to what they want you to do in training and in matches and commit to improving every aspect of your game.

Club or national training is the same. We play as we train.

Talent is what wins games.

I tell the players all the time: 'There is no magic play.' Players make the plays.

We ignore noise, and we really just to try hunker down on preparation, our practice, and going out and trying to play our best games on Sundays.

It's about discipline. It's about following instructions. It's about the execution of the plan. That's what sport is.