Massimiliano Allegri Quotes

I'd say my main quality is keeping the ball and my passing.

Guardiola has helped me so when I receive the ball, I have space.

I prefer getting a lot of the ball.

It is impossible to do it for the whole game, but when you have the ball for most of the game and have players like Samir Nasri, David Silva, Yaya Toure, and Raheem Sterling, they keep the ball so well.

Sometimes in midfield, it's nice because you do get a little bit more of the ball, and maybe out wide you rely on people to get you the ball.

Arsenal's style of play is so smooth and easy and I hope I can adapt to their style quickly.

You watch Silva, and he almost never gives the ball away. He is always looking, thinking, making the right calls.

The game in Spain is more about technique and about getting more touches on the ball. That's why I like it so much.

The hardest thing to coach is scoring goals and creativity.

I like to win the ball back for the team and I can contribute going forward.

Jorginho is really suitable to the way I like to play. He is a player that has many good sides to him. He wants to work hard, and he's very fast in moving the ball, which is important for us, although there is also Cesc Fabregas, who has the same potential as Jorginho.

Obviously, I don't have any real speed to work with so I have to use other things. The modern game is very speed based so as soon as managers see that you haven't got that pace it can be tough.

The archetypal No. 10 is a skillful player who is more interested in being in possession than tracking to get the ball back.

Positional play is good for training, but in games, to win matches, you need someone who can go past defenders and take chances.

For me, David Silva is a fantastic player because his technique is incredible, and he understands when the right time to pass the ball is.

I like to be in contact with the ball, have possession, to play.

In every country, you play a different style of football. Sometimes if it's really tactical, like it is in Spain, it seems like it slows down the tempo, but it's not really the case.

Sometimes it is difficult to play against teams who just drop back and try to defend.

If you want to play dominant football, you need to get the ball, think fast, and play quick combinations in small spaces.

Every footballer enjoys having the ball at their feet. There are times in training you find yourself without the ball. I enjoy that side of it as well. If we can spend more time working with the ball then everyone will enjoy it.

I think my game isn't very flashy, but the test of time for the position of quarterback is how fast can you get the ball out of your hands to the right guy? And I think I do that better than everyone else.

The little bit of my Brazilian side in Azzurri is perhaps to play more with the ball on the ground and have the tranquility to hold the ball. The idea is to have more control of the game.

I sat down with my agent and went through my youth-team video footage. I saw that when I started, I'd get on the ball and within two touches would turn straight away and look to attack my opponent, but when I got into the first team, I would go for the safer option.

In the Premier League you need creative players to open games up.

I don't want just pure roll out of the back four. I want productive mixed play... how many ways can you affect a game?