Balls Quote by Brendan Rodgers

The pitch is the most important material for a football player.

— Louis van Gaal

I like to control the ball and analyse the game.

— Jorginho

What do we do when we have the ball? What do we do when the other team has the ball? In those two areas…

— Ralf Rangnick

Players at the highest level have got high football intelligence, so they can adapt, but at the same time you need a structure and…

— Gary Cahill

In short, we accumulate all the information that we can accumulate, wherever that information comes from, and try to analyze it and make the…

— Bill Belichick

But at [soccer] tournaments you tend to see novel, unanticipated trends coming through, with everyone watching each other like hawks and immediately copying anything…

— Michael Ballack

I believe I am a player that can organise the game well for my team.

— Fabinho

I'm a footballer first and foremost and I want to be remembered for what I do on the pitch.

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

“Each player must be convinced that what he does is the best thing for him, for his team-mates and for the general idea. The…

— Guillem Balague

The most important thing about being on a football pitch is having options. That's what makes players look good. If you get the ball…

— Matt Le Tissier

But concepts around how a team functions, the importance of the relationship between football and the person, how you develop both, are always valid.

— Graham Potter

I try to have a picture when I receive the ball and know where everyone is. That's one of the most important things for…

— Frenkie de Jong