Back Quote by Antonio Rudiger

Tuchel saved me. I was sick of football. I had sacrificed my whole youth for football and then, bang, overnight, it was all over.…

— Julian Nagelsmann

I have known a lot of coaches, but Tuchel gets to get into the players' heads quickly. You want to listen to him. And…

— Marco Verratti

The thing that kept me motivated was seeing myself do well, just seeing myself make plays out there on the field. Then I've had…

— Geno Smith

It killed me being on the bench and watching my teammates play. I wanted to be out there helping them win. But that gave…

— Dion Waiters

I had quite a tumultuous start to my career. I used to have two really good games but then my form would dip. I…

— Douglas Costa

Coming off the bench was an adjustment for me.

— Lou Williams

It was Thomas Tuchel's first season as coach and I played centrally always. The whole team had a great year, one that I enjoyed…

— Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

This is why I had to go to Swansea. I didn't want to stay on the bench for another year.

— Gylfi Sigurdsson

My motivation comes from the plays I didn't make.

— Doug Baldwin

When I come off the bench, I'm more of a scorer, instead of trying to facilitate for everybody.

— Jrue Holiday

I still did some things in football, but I needed to get away from the game. I needed closure. And once I felt I'd…

— Roberto Di Matteo

I seldom was ever off my seat on the bench during the game.

— John Wooden