We can't worry about who we don't have. We have to go into these games with the guys we have.
You would want to play in every game if possible, but I am realistic.
If you are not playing a player, any player, for two, three, four games, then you don't have to give a reason for that. But if it gets to eight or nine games, then you have to explain the situation. What's going on?
Players want to play a lot of rugby. We're walking contradictions at times in that we want to play a lot of rugby, but we don't want to play too much rugby, and we want to be available for all the big games, yet there are times when you have to sacrifice that because of game limits.
The rotation system at Bayern makes it nearly impossible to play week after week, even when you're putting in some top performances.
The players have to come and play. Today we did.
Just because a club says a player is not for sale, it doesn't necessarily mean that.
Whatever team wants me, I'd love to play for them.
I'm more than ready if the national team coach needs me.
That's always a concern with a player when he's injured. There's a difference between injured and pain. If a guy's injured, he's injured. Pain is pain. Guys can play with pain. Guys can't play when they're injured.
You always have competition and great players who can play. The winner in that case is Paris Saint-Germain. With great players, even if a player is unavailable, another can come in and make the difference.
The one thing that teams can't endure in the NFC any more is injuries. Good teams become bad teams just because they get spread thin with injuries.
Obviously if Gates turns out missing the first game because of this, that's disappointing for everyone in this locker room because he is big part of our team and we don't want to see that happen.
During the time I didn't play for England, they were losing Test matches, and the Yorkshire committee were telling me that I should be batting for my country. Then, when I decided to make myself available to play for England again in 1977, and Yorkshire lost a couple of matches in my absence, they criticised me for not being there.
If a player is playing IPL and earning money, it's not his fault that he's not playing for India. He is not quitting. He is playing first-class, one-day cricket and IPL. If selectors don't pick him, what can he do?
You name it, I've got it. Some players have to be 100 percent (to play), but I don't.
I want to play every single player, but I can only play 11 at a time.
Far too much emphasis on what is deemed the 'wrong' style of football. That's what annoys me. Your style depends on who you're playing and what group of players you have at your disposal.
Being able to help, being able to go out there every five games, is definitely something I was waiting for.
The reserve strength is very important in assessing a team's ability.
If we are going to win games, we need 11 fit players. Sir Alex Ferguson does not pick half-fit players.
Football never stops, and that's why you need a big squad.
It's very disappointing if a player pulls out of a squad when he's not injured and is maybe prioritising his club.
We cannot talk about a player who is not here.
You get confidence when you get on a roll. When you are not struggling, and you get your players back, it is bound to make everyone feel better about themselves.
