The best game plan in the world never blocked or tackled anybody.
Any time you can come down and score on your first drive, that's what you're trying to accomplish.
Whatever happens, if I don't make any plays that game, hopefully I can have an effect where I'm distracting two or three blockers, or I'm getting my hands up so I can bat down balls.
We didn't lose a game at home for two years. What are we missing? We have the product on the field. We're exciting.
That is one of the problems big teams face - their rivals always take the field very motivated, and I say this from experience.
I think we've been through a lot this season and it will be nice to move on. It's one step at a time though. The focus of our hockey club was great. We really stuck to our game plan and didn't get too high or too low and we definitely didn't get over excited.
I knew I could play well on the grass, but I really played so well today. I knew exactly what I had to play to beat her. I just did everything I could in the moment. I was very focused for every point. I knew that I had to go forward for every shot I was playing to push her back, and yeah, I did it.
Coaching to me is the ultimate high, especially when you have a game plan and you see that game plan executed to perfection. To see those players take what you put in front of them in preparation and turn it into a masterpiece - it doesn't get any better than that.
For the most part, from the player standpoint, the coaches do the coaching and you try to come in and execute the game plan or the scheme they put in front of you.
Pochettino is a manager with a lot of character, so Tottenham applies it in the field. That's why they have eliminated big clubs like Manchester City or Ajax.
Thinking about your role will automatically get you in the frame of mind to get your strategy and game plan right before you step onto that field.
Just because a coach does not get out the clubs after a match but instead focuses on what he says, that's not an indicator of cluelessness.
If a team has multiple looks, it's so hard to stand in front of your team and say, 'This is the scouting report. This is what you have to prepare for.'
The five big mistakes in football are the fumble, the interception, the penalty, the badly called play, the blocked punt - and most of these originate with the quarterback. Find a mistake-proof quarterback and you have this game won.
Mourinho asks me to play as I did with Tottenham, but at a higher level.
Not a majority of the offense is run for me to post. I'm fine with that, but I want to play better on the offensive end.
My mental approach is totally different. My coach predicated everything on defense. He always talked about defense, defense, defense. I took it to heart that if you play defense, you can take the heart from an offensive player.
My coach... tells me not to focus on a knockout, and to follow the team game plan.
You've just got to continue to prepare in the film room, continue to prepare running the game plan and doing everything on the practice field and hope that it translates.
When a team plays you by pressing so high, if you do not take advantage, they grow in their field, with their atmosphere and the goals they are making.
So I don't see any stress from players or coaches with coaching during the matches, to be honest.
