Blame Quote by Thibaut Courtois

It's not always the fault of the manager when a player is not performing well, I can tell you.

— Louis van Gaal

The players make the manager, it's never the other way.

— Sparky Anderson

As players, whenever the manager gets the sack, you have to look in the mirror and say it's not always the manager. It's down…

— Ashley Cole

Eventually, a manager must realise when a player is not benefiting the team, no matter who it is.

— Chris Sutton

People usually think that it is the coach who has to raise the spirits of his players; that it is the coach who has…

— Pep Guardiola

It's the life of the manager: when you make a decision, and the team doesn't win, the pressure comes. But that's part of the…

— Petr Cech

You always need time to adapt to a new manager. But in football if you don't get a result, you are under pressure.

— Michael Ballack

I've been in football a long time now and I've seen plenty of managers and players come and go. It is part and parcel…

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

There are people, coaches, and players who fit in certain places. All players don't fit into all teams, and not every manager can manage…

— Diego Godin

It's the players. They make a manager look good.

— Alex Cora

To be honest, when a manger is sacked, for me it's also the responsibility of the players. We have to take responsibility for it…

— Ander Herrera

The manager is to be blamed who distributes parts to his players which they are unable to act.

— Franz Schubert