Sam Allardyce Quotes

To say we have to play a certain way, or try to, every game is great in theory, but depending what players you have got you have to play to their strengths and cover up their weaknesses.

I think it's nice to have a variety of lineups and formations to use against different opponents, depending on what they bring.

You can play Dybala and Ronaldo; it just depends on the situations.

When we talk about Arsene Wenger, I like the fact that he focuses 80 percent about the style of play he wants for his team and not taking so much consideration into the other team.

We make adjustments and changes before and sometimes also during the games in order adapt to the opposition. The manager will, for example, tell the striker to make different runs or position the central midfielders slightly differently in relation to each other.

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

What football means to an Italian coach is tactics, trying to control the game by following the ideas and systems of the manager.

People often talk about a coach's philosophy, but generally, I think managers look at the players they have and then decide on their style.

We draft mostly high school kids and we have one of the finest, if not the finest, player development programs and coaching staffs and we teach our players the right way to play. We also have a game plan in scouting, and there are certain types of players that we look for.

As I've got older, I've become more intrigued about formations, tactics, I listen a lot more to the manager's team talk; as a kid, if I'm honest, I never listened.

The old adage that you shouldn't change a winning team doesn't apply in modern international football because managers have to study the opposition and pick players who exploit their weaknesses.

Regarding my coaching philosophy, I think it is important to adapt to the team/players and the culture in the country where you are coaching, but to keep possession is a key issue wherever you are.

I know Roy Hodgson very well; he rarely changes tactically.

I can't figure out how you can draft players for a coach that you know coaches a certain a style, and was successful doing that style, and get him to play a style that you feel comfortable with.

There are small things that every coach brings when they go to a new team. Like, you need to press this way or the other way.

Every opposition needs to be played in a different way and the formation depends on the opposition's strengths.

The Rockets have a philosophy of what they think their coach should be.

As coaches, you want to be able to put your players in a system that's conducive to their success.

When you play the top sides you cannot afford to be as open as 4-4-2 can leave you. Consequently teams adapt their formation.

When you play Argentina and Messi, there are several ways to limit his impact, at least.

I always try to perform, and not because you have players on the bench or on the pitch that can play in your position.

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.

With Luis Enrique, I never expected he would become a coach. He was an intuition player; he didn't speak with me about tactics.

A keeper has to adjust his game to the team. If the team moves further up, he has to do the same. It's nothing I've invented.

We're trying to win football games, and whoever we feel like gives us the best chance is who's going to play behind center.