Behind Quote by Erik ten Hag

I like the idea of playing with a bit more tactical freedom, either in a deeper role or supporting the strikers more often.

— Kaka

You have to make the strikers fear you. Make it difficult for them to get on the ball and go into different areas. That…

— Millie Bright

When I have two strikers in front of me, I have fewer possibilities on the sides to widen the play. But it's easiest to…

— Thorgan Hazard

The strikers need the midfielders, defenders, and goalkeepers. My objective is to have everything work in all the aspects.

— Luis Enrique

The last thing you want as a striker is the opposing team putting all 10 players behind the ball.

— Roy Hodgson

The problem is that if we play in a 4-2-2-2, that means that the space behind the two strikers and the two 6s is…

— Ralf Rangnick

The goal is to put the players in the best position to do what they do well.

— Brian Flores

Everyone needs to be in position to create the openings we have. We like to play a lot where you pass the ball forward…

— Kevin De Bruyne

When you have strikers who move a lot, and they give you the chance to play balls for them, it is really good.

— Bruno Fernandes

It is very important you have strikers who can run and defend.

— Demba Ba

We make adjustments and changes before and sometimes also during the games in order adapt to the opposition. The manager will, for example, tell…

— Philipp Lahm

It's important that a player can play in different positions for if we have to change tactics.

— Roberto Mancini