Tactical Expertise Quotes

He is a butcher, and is not fit to be at the head of an army.

The greatest general is he who makes the fewest mistakes.

Say what you will, nothing can make a complete soldier except battle experience.

No commander in chief would ever say, 'I'm not going to listen to the guys on the ground.'

I think that everyone expects Xavi to be a coach, and he has the profile to be at Barcelona or wherever he is.

Wherever the enemy wants to fight, we will follow him to the ends of the Earth. We'll adapt, we'll train, we'll advise, we'll mentor, and we'll fight, and we'll fight well.

Hence the saying: One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.

You are not mechanics, you are warriors. You have been trained, not to think, but to do.

The novice in the military art flew from point to point, retarding his own preparations by the excess of his violent and somewhat distempered zeal; while the more practiced veteran made his arrangements with a deliberation that scorned every appearance of haste

In the choice of these captains not those that are the boldest and most enterprising are esteemed the best; but those rather, who are steady and sedate; prudent in conduct, and skillful in command. Nor is it so much required, that they should be at all times eager to begin the combat, and throw themselves precipitately into action

Master the rules of the game until you can play it better they can.

Louis van Gaal is one of the most incredible coaches who's done a fantastic job in clubs all over Europe.

Statesmanship is developed in the hard knocks of general experience, private and public.

Numerical superiority is of no consequence. In battle, victory will go to the best tactician."- G. A. Custer

He [Phil Jackson] is such a basketball genius in terms of the details of the game, the little nuances of the game and the rhythm of the game.

In the last analysis, one must be a military man in order to govern. It is only with boot and spurs that one can govern a horse.

In the end, all we need to remember is Slavisa has promoted a club from the Championship to the Premier League and has managed sides at the highest level of football. In other words, Slavisa is exactly the head coach we need.

Often times the best military leaders were soldiers.

I messed up on the Vietnam Special, because I gave it to civilians? Only military men can handle that.

Van Gaal is the kind of guy who can really make individual players better.

Jurgen Klopp is a genius.

Yes...how else could Demandred explain the skill of the enemy general? Only a man with the experience of an ancient was so masterly at the dance of battlefields. At their core, many battle tactics were simple. Avoid being flanked, meet heavy force with pikes, infantry with a well-trained line, channelers with other channelers. And yet, the finesse of it...the little details...these took centuries to master. No man from this Age had lived long enough to learn the details with such care.

Wenger is the best coach I've worked with.

When I want to be lectured on strategy, I'll consult someone who's actually won battles," Amelie said. "Not one who ran away from them." "Snap," Eve said. "You know what they're talking about?" Shane asked. "Don't need to know to get that one. She smacked him so hard his momma felt it.

It's the squares who know how to fly the fighter planes and operate the missiles and the bombs and work the M-16s. Liberals would still be fumbling with the federally mandated trigger locks.