Defending Quote by Erik ten Hag

Everything is up to the players and not the tactics. They're just small details that can show you the way to play.

— Henrikh Mkhitaryan

I understand now the different games and the different approaches that you need to take at different times, with different styles of play.

— Ross Barkley

There are 11 people out there playing defense. What makes a difference is how those 11 people play. That's what defense is about. It's…

— Bill Belichick

As a player, I was always interested in tactics and how I can get better.

— Miroslav Klose

The first task is to get to know the players really well-watching them as individuals in training and in match play-to see what is…

— Helenio Herrera

When it comes down to it, it's about putting the players on the field that will be the best 11.

— Becky Sauerbrunn

The players are the essence of the game. It is their creativity, the technical capacity of the player - the players have to be…

— Tite

It is an art in itself to compose a starting team, finding the balance between creative players and those with destructive powers, and between…

— Rinus Michels

Generally, you're going into every game with excitement. You know you're going to play forward and not going to defend. You're going to try…

— Christian Eriksen

It is very difficult when I have to choose a first 11 because I understand the feelings that players gave when players are on…

— Roberto Mancini

People talk about tactics, but when you look at it, tactics are just players. You change things so that the team can get the…

— Pep Guardiola

The more you know about your opponents, the more you learn how to beat them. Where the holes open to run through, blocking schemes,…

— Ray Lewis