Football Quotes by Jesse Marsch

I have used the word football since I was a professional football player.

— Jesse Marsch

We don't press to gain possession. We press to score goals.

— Jesse Marsch

Ralf Rangnick is a genius in terms of the way he thinks about the game.

— Jesse Marsch

The first thing is to become a team, a real team, and that takes time.

— Jesse Marsch

We like to control space and play vertically.

— Jesse Marsch

Playing against relegation foes can be a pesky match.

— Jesse Marsch

Koulibaly was always one of my favourite centre-backs.

— Jesse Marsch

There is a simple rule in football. Whether it's soccer or football, if you get a red card you can't play the…

— Jesse Marsch

I think a combination of really aggressive personality with an aggressive way of playing fits really well with the way that we…

— Jesse Marsch

I love football, training, tactics, all of it. But people and relationships is what really makes me tick.

— Jesse Marsch

If there is ever a possibility to return to Leipzig, then that would be a great idea for me.

— Jesse Marsch

The way that I like to play the game requires all 11 players to be involved in every phase of the match.

— Jesse Marsch

I love basketball culture, the way they combine university graduates with inner-city kids.

— Jesse Marsch

Football in Europe is very sink or swim. People get sucked into that and are swayed by results.

— Jesse Marsch

The results are always going to be the results. But what is the mentality of the team in the toughest moments? Do…

— Jesse Marsch

I sat with Ralf Rangnick, and a mentor of his, Helmut Gross, and we spent one full day talking about football. We…

— Jesse Marsch

In terms of my tactical philosophies, I've gathered so much from Ralf. When we first met when I was at New York,…

— Jesse Marsch

We have different pressing strategies and it's not just based on formations, it's based on what the opponent presents and where we…

— Jesse Marsch

Even coming here, maybe you could say, 'OK, you come to Leeds United, you're following a great manager, you're in a relegation…

— Jesse Marsch

For me, I enjoy developing young players and I enjoy the challenge of polishing a rough talent so that it can become…

— Jesse Marsch

When I inherited the New York team it was a very passive team, they would sit a little bit deeper and then…

— Jesse Marsch

A big term we always use is counter-press and how we arrange ourselves and what we do when we move the ball.…

— Jesse Marsch

When I was at New York, one of the questions was, 'Can you play pressing football in the summer?' And actually our…

— Jesse Marsch

If the players are proving themselves to see each other and giving of themselves to each other every day, then they're all…

— Jesse Marsch

Frankly it's a big compliment to even be considered a coaching match-up with a guy like Patrick Vieira.

— Jesse Marsch

I like my teams to play with speed and aggression, and a great deal of credit for that is down to Ralf.

— Jesse Marsch

My ethos fits well with the club and this community here in Leeds.

— Jesse Marsch

It's hard to get respect from the refs.

— Jesse Marsch

I like to look around and see who is doing a good job and what kind of football they are playing.

— Jesse Marsch

Most of the teams that I've managed over the years have scored a lot of goals.

— Jesse Marsch

So much of what I do every day is not just preparing the team to be successful as a group, but also…

— Jesse Marsch

Pedigree still matters a lot to people in Europe. A year in the Bundesliga as an assistant and working under Ralf Rangnick…

— Jesse Marsch