Tactical Insight Quotes

Respecting your opponent is the key to winning any bout. Hold your enemy in contempt and you may miss the strategy behind his moves

When we are in possession, tactically, he is the best coach in the world for me. He works hard, watches a lot of games, and prepares us really well. Guardiola has the feeling for gaping spaces, and he already had that as a player.

The best indicator of a Chess Player's form is his ability to sense the Climax of the game.

You can't follow or understand the game unless you play chess yourself, unlike poker which you can pick up in five minutes.

There's a quote that says, 'If you know yourself and you know your opponent, you shouldn't fear the results of 100 battles.' Just really being prepared gives you a lot of confidence.

He however knows when the enemy is stronger.

Furman astounded me with his chess depth, a depth which he revealed easily and naturally, as if all he were doing was establishing well-known truths.

I would say Pep Guardiola's No. 1 quality is that he sees the technical and tactical aspect of a game really fast.

The more carries you get, the better you see the field, see the way that the defense is playing you.

Sometimes a manager will assess the other team through the warm-up and try to get an inkling as to what way they are going to be playing.

After the training session, video analysis. You can see the good and the bad, show players how to improve. Not because I want to find blame. Sometimes 20 or 30 minutes of video is more important than three training sessions.

I watch a lot of tapes, a lot of games, all the replays. You watch the highlights on TV, those are all about goals getting scored or big saves. So you just look and see what guys do and how they're successful, and sometimes I see something and I go, Wow, that could work for me.

We try to do a great job of understanding the opposing hitter and his tendencies. Maybe understand the hitter better than he knows himself.