Player Cooperation Quotes

A gifted player, who is not a team player, will ultimately hurt the team.

I want to play every game, as does every player. But sometimes, you just have to listen to the manager.

Arjen Robben, for instance, is a good player, and he helped me a lot with the international team.

You can have great players, but if they don't want to be coached, what are you going to do?

You need to be able to work with people. Especially in football, it is not a QB's game... even though the media likes to make it into that - it takes the whole team.

What is the definition of the 'between player'? I have never heard of it, and I have been around for quite a few years.

Players have to buy into your system and be willing to accept the role, you, as the coach, have assigned to them

I would like to play with all the great players who would love to come to Bayern.

There's some good news, too, and the good news is that the players [finally] have become more aware of the fact that we [in golf] need sponsors, and we need the good will that is created by the players being, let's say, cooperative with the sponsors - meaning friendly.

A system depends on the players you have. I played 4-3-3 with Ajax, 2-3-2-3 with Barcelona and a 4-4-2 with AZ. I'm flexible. The philosophy stays the same though. I don't think that you can adapt it to every possible situation. You need the right mindset, and it depends on how the players see the coach and vice versa. The coach is the focal point of the team but you need to have an open mind, and so do all the players. Everyone needs to work together to achieve a common goal.

If certain players do not carry out their tasks properly on the pitch then their colleagues will suffer.

I observed the way Dee and Deron played at the Nike Camp [in Indianapolis]. They share the ball well; I mean, they average about 13 points apiece and they could both score 20 -- they do what they have to do to help the team.

If one player does not trust the other players, that player should not play.

I've had a lot of great coaches. I think Guus Hiddink and Vicente del Bosque are the ones closest to my style. I'm more friendly with the players than a 'formal' coach. I'm not a professor. I'm Roberto Carlos and I want to win with my players and I want them to help me by doing their job well.

David Luiz has to work with the others if he deserves to play; otherwise, he will stay on the bench or in the stands.

Hitting .400 is something you can do by yourself. But you have to rely on guys getting on base at the right time to drive in that many runs.

I want to help my teammates, even if I'm a striker, because it's important to win back possession. But scoring is something incomparable.