Amy Lawrence > Quotes

“Organizing, and the minutiae of tactics are secondary to creating the best situation for a player to develop. He wants his players to learn in order to think for themselves, and think in order to learn for themselves.”
― Amy Lawrence, Invincible: Inside Arsenal's Unbeaten 2003-2004 Season

“Through football, the incongruous became congruous.”
― Amy Lawrence, Invincible: Inside Arsenal's Unbeaten 2003-2004 Season

“crazy –”
― Amy Lawrence, Invincible: Inside Arsenal's Unbeaten 2003-2004 Season

“George drilled us into very knowledgeable individuals, and a defence that could almost play with its eyes shut. I don’t know whether Arsène could do that. Well, he couldn’t!’ exclaims Dixon. ‘That’s not his style, he is not that knowledgeable about the defensive side of the game. He doesn’t push people around on the training pitch; he creates environments.”
― Amy Lawrence, Invincible: Inside Arsenal's Unbeaten 2003-2004 Season

“Dixon was personally grateful to be educated by the contrasting methods of George Graham and Arsène Wenger. One instilled the basics of defensive discipline. The other inspired freedom of expression on the field.”
― Amy Lawrence, Invincible: Inside Arsenal's Unbeaten 2003-2004 Season