There must be some tensions in a team, which you can't always wipe away or smooth over. — Michael Ballack Copy Share Image
A team can have quality but it's also about personality and how they can grow. — Michael Ballack Copy Share Image
To pass on your ideas and have an influence on a team really interests me. — Michael Ballack Copy Share Image
Sometimes you can lose games unluckily or the other team is better than you and has a great day as well. That… — Michael Ballack Copy Share Image
When you are not winning, the coach is more or less the weakest person in the team who can be replaced. — Michael Ballack Copy Share Image
Playing for Chelsea I have to be more ruthless than in the German team, where I have managed to earn myself a… — Michael Ballack Copy Share Image
In training, for example, when you feel your position on the team is in danger then you have to be fully focused. — Michael Ballack Copy Share Image
Chelsea have given me the opportunity to play in a top team with top players, so I will try to be as… — Michael Ballack Copy Share Image
You want to win everything possible and you try it every year, but you can't win everything, we know this as well… — Michael Ballack Copy Share Image
Everybody has to play for their team and accept his role, even if you are in a defensive position sometimes. That is… — Michael Ballack Copy Share Image
Players sometimes don't want to have this heavy weight on their shoulders to carry the team or to get asked in certain… — Michael Ballack Copy Share Image
But at [soccer] tournaments you tend to see novel, unanticipated trends coming through, with everyone watching each other like hawks and immediately… — Michael Ballack Copy Share Image
When I see Mario Gotze, his development does not go in the right direction. He has outstanding qualities, but he has not reached his… — Michael Ballack Copy Share
I think if you play for Chelsea you have to deal with the pressure, everybody knows the expectations. — Michael Ballack Copy Share
I was able to turn my hobby into my profession, and I am thankful for that. But I have other interests beside football, and… — Michael Ballack Copy Share
I played in the Champions League constantly for 12 or 13 years in my career, and I reached only two finals. I know how… — Michael Ballack Copy Share
I played at the highest level throughout my career and I'm happy about that. — Michael Ballack Copy Share
Things aren't always full of sunshine, there has to be friction at times as well. — Michael Ballack Copy Share
Mario Gotze is a great player, but one of my favourites is Marco Reus, who is a fantastic player, and one of the very… — Michael Ballack Copy Share
Chelsea is an ambitious club and it will always be possible that a coach and the players are competitive at the highest level. — Michael Ballack Copy Share
We will give everything for the FA Cup, Champions League and Premier League. — Michael Ballack Copy Share
A leader on the pitch is someone who can turn a game in the right direction, he isn't someone who has a go at… — Michael Ballack Copy Share
A player can't request on what position he wants to play, and it is the same with the captaincy. One should respect this, there… — Michael Ballack Copy Share
I had a great career. But not to win a big international title is also part of my career. — Michael Ballack Copy Share
The coach is the first person who is under pressure but when a new manager comes you should give him time. — Michael Ballack Copy Share
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