A Quote by Edwin van der Sar

I think every player gives a bit extra when he sees that his manager is fighting, too.

Edwin van der Sar

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Bit Every Extra Fighting Gives His Manager Player Sees Think Too

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Edwin van der Sar
Dutch - Athlete
Born: October 29, 1970

As a player you appreciate a manager who can maybe compromise a bit in his own ways for the good of the team.

Kasper Schmeichel

If the manager thinks there is another player better than you, he is going to play, and this is the way. You have to try to improve and keep fighting and try to change the manager's mind.

Fernando Torres

I think, for every player, it is important he knows the manager believes in him, and it is important he has the confidence of the manager. That helps you to find the best form.

Edin Dzeko

It's up to the manager where and how every player should play, but I think every player should be comfortable in that position.

Angel Di Maria

I think it's better to not know certain things. It gives the world an extra bit of mystery, which is important to us as human beings.

B. J. Novak

No, I didn't expect Mancini to become a manager, because of the type of player he was - he was an intelligent player, of course, but I didn't think he had the desire to become a manager. But I guess if you speak to some of my team-mates they'd probably say they didn't expect me to either. I certainly didn't expect it.

Gianfranco Zola

I'm very objective driven, so for me it's very important to know who I'm fighting, when I'm fighting, and roughly the direction I'm working in. It gives me that little extra push to do what I need to do to get the sessions, to work towards something.

Robert Whittaker

As you climb of the organizational ladder, you have to redefine your role in the value chain from player to captain to coach to manager, and for some, to owner. These are different roles and you won't be able to succeed as a manager when you're acting like a player.

Lewis Schiff

I often felt as a player in a 4-4-2, you end up being outnumbered in midfield and chasing the ball, so as a manager I liked wingbacks to push forward; it gives the midfield player on the ball three or four options.

Glenn Hoddle

It's great to be compared to a great player like Tracy McGrady, but I think I'm my own type of player. I'm 6'10" and a bit bigger than he is as a player. I also think I'm a bit different and play a different position. He's more of a guard, and I can play all around through five.

Ben Simmons

Personally, I prepare exactly the same for every game: I don't think, "I'm going to have to do extra here because of what they think of us." But if you're an England player you do tend to be told how much everyone hates you.

Ben Morgan

I was so anxious for it to be my turn, for the manager to read the letter from my mum. I waited and waited for it. The manager had spoken to the mothers of every player in the team; he'd been reading a message before every game for months, and finally my turn had come.

Philippe Coutinho

I always believe in trying something extra-ordinary and fighting against myself, gives me the biggest confidence boost.

P. R. Sreejesh

I had twelve years as a Tottenham player under Bill Nicholson and could not have wished to have played for a better manager. I can still hear his wise words in my head when I am out on the training ground as a manager myself.