Philippe Coutinho Quotes

I think the main thing about football is confidence.

The art of coaching is to give a player freedom to bring out his talent. It is the player's responsibility for what happens once they are on the pitch.

Although the Premier League is tough because players have good physiques and can switch swiftly in offense and defense, it can be overcome after adapting to the league for a few months.

With one coach, you have a lot of confidence, and you play well. Then you go with another coach, and your confidence is zero. Football is this.

I want to see if the player communicates with his teammates and how he responds to coaching. Another thing to remember is players' bodies can develop better than their skills.

When I'm out on the football field, I have so much confidence in what I'm doing.

I'm more akin to football than I think anything else because that's what I played in high school.

In club football you have your players and staff with you all the time, preparing for two games a week, you know them inside out, you have a discipline over them.

I've had good players in my time. I really have.

I am very lucky that Julen Lopetegui gives me total freedom to move where I like.

I owe a lot to Darren Perry. I don't think I'd be this far this early if it wasn't for him pushing me to run an extra second or showing me a play on film and telling me when I see it, that's the green light to go do it and don't be afraid to take that next step and take chances. That's what the game is about.

Every coach talks to their players. Imagine not talking to Lionel Messi - that would be ridiculous.

Louis van Gaal trusted me; I played a lot of games.

Mr Conte is important as a coach that is able to really implement a game plan.

It's very rare to find a basketball coach that gets both: that gets the Xs and Os and also gets life.

I love football. But it goes through periods of poor play.

In the dressing room, we know that Arsene Wenger is the boss.

The preseason's all about getting good film out there, making the most of the opportunities that you get.

You need talent and good coaching to be successful in the NBA.

I have a very English coaching philosophy.

Like I've always said, in football the most important thing is the quality of minutes not the quantity.

The coaches that I have have done an incredible job with me, obviously the stuff we work on on the court.

I've always worked hard at being a well-rounded player.

Training with Guardiola is good. He's always talking to each player, trying to give them a vision of the style of football he wants to play.

I learned how to be a smart, tough, fundamentally sound football player.