Big Quote by Manuel Pellegrini

When you get lots of players up front, sometimes a counter-attack can take you by surprise and lead to a chance for the opposition.

— Cesar Azpilicueta

The teams that defend well are as important as those that attack well. If you don't concede goals it is much easier to win…

— Diego Simeone

If seven or eight players play offensively, then it's clear that the offensive force is greater than the defensive stability. That's what I often…

— Mats Hummels

The defence, like the attack, is a team effort; everyone has to participate.

— Hansi Flick

Obviously, teams are passing a lot more, and there are rules that... allow the offense to be more explosive, so you want to have…

— Nnamdi Asomugha

You can't have three defenders moving up and one going back. The decisions a team makes are important. As a whole.

— Guus Hiddink

When you play against a top side, you know they will have more possession, and they will be in more control, and you have…

— Rafael Benitez

How are they defensively, attacking-wise?

— Ron Atkinson

Balance is the secret for every team. There cannot be a defensive formation and an attacking formation: such a concept is a limitation.

— Maurizio Sarri

There are a lot of good defenders in the league.

— Alex Caruso

The attacking capacity of a team is the fruit of the work of the manager and of the quality of the players.

— Maurizio Sarri

To beat opposing teams, you have to attack, and to attack, you have to take risks.

— Paul Scholes