Defensive Football Quotes

I don't want to be making tackles.

It is very tough to beat an English team. The type of football they play is only in the Premier League. They defend as though their lives depend on it. And they are very successful.

At the end of the day, I'm a good defensive football coach.

I don't like the Italian approach. I don't want to be involved in that kind of football.

I don't think it's fair comparing Barcelona's style with that of Roma.

Taserface is loud. Taserface is the defensive lineman on your high school football team. He's a very loud individual who enjoys pushing people around.

I realised I'd been spoiled at Liverpool. We were used to winning. In Italy I grew up as a person. I didn't enjoy the football, mind. It was very defensive, but I became a better player because of the work I had to do around the box. Off the pitch, I learned about what to eat and what to drink to be successful, and I learned about life.

Perhaps my style of play is not something that is seen in England.

Everyone thinks I'm looking for attacking football all the time. But the foundation is how you defend - keep a clean sheet, and you have a decent chance to win a game of football.

I'm an admirer of Guardiola's work.

The tactical way of Pep is the most incredible I have ever seen. When he was at Barcelona, that was their best team, I think.

Liverpool are a team that is essentially very defensive; caution is at the heart of their game.

People too often - because it's an easy, lazy tag - dwell on my style of football.

It's always a danger when you've got a great quarterback that throws the ball well, that scrambles well. You may push him into his asset. You may force him to do what he does best. So you've got to be able to throw curveballs and stop the pass as much as stop the run.

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.

In Italy it is far more difficult than in Spain, where teams are not that attentive in defence.