Quote by Guillem Balague

Since the emergence of that Barcelona team, the 'tiki-taka' team, everybody has wanted to play from the back. And to play from the back,…

— Matthijs de Ligt

“He shouldn’t have shot Tiki,” Logan said. “Hawaiian gods get even. Did you see what Tiki did to his foot? It flew right off…

— Janet Evanovich

“He wanted players who controlled the ball with their first touch, who had quick feet, who retained the ball and created superiority from individual…

— Guillem Balague

“the attacking players would need to become the best defenders; and the defenders would have to become the first line of attack, moving the…

— Guillem Balague

What if Isao Aoki had won?

— Lee Trevino

He's a novice - he should keep his opinions to Japanese football

— Alex Ferguson

“Discover constantly where the free man is and through passing, passing, passing, work the ball into forward positions.’ The high technical quality of Barcelona’s…

— Guillem Balague

“Under Cruyff, dominating the ball became the first and most important rule. ‘If you have the ball, the opposition doesn’t have it and can’t…

— Guillem Balague

He no playa the game, he no maka the rules.

— Earl Butz

Playing in the midfield, you have to be mentally quick and be intelligent in how you position yourself and get the ball.

— Thomas Partey

He always maintains a good level. Tite is a coach who likes to keep his feet on the ground and who likes to have…

— Marquinhos

You have to be physical - that's the way it is in a midfield in the modern game.

— Jamie Redknapp