Fabian Delph Quotes

What I liked was to set the tone - set the pace for the team. I know when we're starting the game, I can get on and steal a base, then a guy bring me in. Then we're in the lead and in a good position to win. That was the most exciting thing - to help the team.

A lot of people, when a guy scores a lot of goals, think, 'He's a great player', because a goal is very important, but a great player is a player who can do everything on the field. He can do assists, encourage his colleagues, give them confidence to go forward. It is someone who, when a team does not do well, becomes one of the leaders.

You have got to boss scrums. The players need to know what you want them to adhere to. Then it is up to them to decide whether they are adhering to that or not.

A head coach has to be able to oversee all facets of the team and of the game.

A point guard can carry a team - if he has all the right stuff.

When you play in Serie A, it's crucial to keep a clear head and use it for more than just scoring goals.

When I am on the pitch, I play on intuition, but I think a lot about the game as well.

I've always gotten a kick out of leading my team in assists.

I think it's important that you're vocal during the match, especially at centre-half. You're basically the eyes and ears of the team, and if you don't open your mouth, it's not going to help the team out.

What I like about Pochettino is the way that he looks in control. He is in control of his players, in control of the way that they play.

What features in a midfielder am I after? Players who have the mindset to win every game - then we can start to talk about the technical quality.

I have my way of doing things, because I am that way, I try to raise my voice to motivate team-mates and make them aware that if they lose a ball it is not a problem, so I try to motivate my team-mates and to speak to them and, because I see the game from the back I see everything in front of me; communication on the field can help a lot.

As a captain, I can't make the same mistake twice. As a player, you can get away with that, but if the captain does that, then it affects the whole team.

I've been playing basketball for a long time, so I know when the energy isn't there and I need to step up and get the team going.

We can't let the fans influence how we play.

There was one time when we were getting beat at Highbury, and our assistant manager Pat Rice came in shouting. Arsene, in front of all of us, just went 'Pat! Sit down and be quiet!'

When we're up 1-0 after 88 minutes, I don't sprint to the sidelines to take a throw-in - I expect that I and my team will be smart.

You do not have time in international rugby to stop and think, 'This is tough.' It's more a case of, 'Let's crack on.' Where's your next job? Fill a hole for someone who has just made a tackle?

I just love being involved in the game and the high-pressure situations and it probably brings the best out of me.

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.

Centre-backs with good technique can move the ball forward, even when under pressure.

I do not know if we play the most beautiful or attractive football, but we certainly play more intelligently, more functionally and more precisely than anyone else.

I think there is no better way for our players to improve and learn to perform under pressure than playing regularly with India.

Are there things you can do with the rest of your personnel or are things you can do schematically to help a quarterback? I think so. But at the end of the day, that quarterback still has to be a driving force of your team, especially if you want to be a consistent winner over time.

A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.