Jill Ellis

“You don't go into coaching if you're not willing to step into that moment and go, 'OK, this is what it's going to take, and this is why you do it.' Everything hinges on winning and losing, right?”

“What I know about Ali Krieger is no moment is ever going to be too big for her.”

“The challenge for young players is always stepping into the next level in terms of how much faster the game is.”

“When you weigh putting a player in with 10 minutes left in a game, and they know their role on a set piece, and the moment doesn't get too big for them, those are the pieces you just - you can't buy that experience.”

“I have been a Man United lass since I was seven.”

“When we went into 2015, we had our way of playing, and we were fairly rigid in what we were doing.”

“Sometimes it is the mentality that is really important. To have players with self-belief makes my job a lot easier, as they are certainly motivated and hungry.”

“We need people in the game to be honest, to call things as they are.”

“You spend a lot of time as a coach going through every possible scenario. That's the kind of level of depth and versatility you have to go through. When I did that, things started to really fall into place.”

“My whole British culture in growing up is still with me for sure. I'm very grateful for that.”

“Player X might be the best outside back, but does that player help the best wide player be as good?”

“Players don't change drastically. Maybe they get more in form if they're a goal scorer, or they get healthier if they've been injured.”

“You've got to turn over every stone; you've got to look for every advantage. You need to make sure you're doing everything you possibly can, not just on the field but off it, to give your team an advantage - from having a sleep expert coming to talk to your team to having an independent analysis of your team done.”

“What I've always valued is people.”

“You can do a lot of breakdown on games you played, but the takeaways from games you've played has to be on what's in front of you.”

“I always want to know about things.”

“It's incumbent on you to play games outside your region that will really test you. That's important to keep your edge.”

“World Cups are about winning.”

“Part of what's important for me is for our players to play on the road.”

“I was a Pompey lass - I can't say I supported Pompey all the time.”