Yet others insist backing a good player at One Drop could be a good bet.
"He's a very good player, but he wants to play games, " Bruce told BBC Newcastle.
"It is easy to play with Frank because he is such a good player, " Ballack explained.
Be not only a good player but a good citizen, or literally pay the consequences.
"Despite an indifferent performance by us, he stood out as a very good player, " said McCarthy.
"There is absolutely no reason why we should doubt that he is a good player, " said Ferguson.
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It wasn't easy when you respect somebody and what a good player he is or has been.
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We were thinking about improving the team and Johnson is a very good player who will do that.
Technically he's a good player but he also has commitment and it's very important that players have that.
"He is a good player, and we just hope his career continues in this great direction, " Keshi said.
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"We feel very comfortable staying at four and getting a good player there, and that could happen, " he said.
He's such a good player, he can play anywhere and has such enthusiasm.
"Rene has been a good player for us so far and I think he likes being here, " said Edinburgh.
Ferguson only brought Berbatov on with 10 minutes left but insisted "I still trust him, he's a good player".
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"We said before he was a good player for us, " said the Spaniard.
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Ljajic is another good player with real quality and he will come over to Manchester in time for next season.
"It's so sad for Jonathan, he's such a good player and a great lad as well, " said the Spurs boss.
He would appear in fashion magazines and in billboards in his underwear, but also he was a very, very good player.
And when Kelsey Bone made noise that she was coming out, we also targeted her as a good player for us.
When he does play regularly he's a very, very good player and a great asset to both Wales and the Ospreys.
"Modric is a good player but we are not interested, " he said.
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"He's a good player for us, and we needed something, " said Cooper.
We're delighted to have Gianni, who's a good player and will give us a bit of composure in terms of going forward.
"Ruud Gullit is the one who really gave me the chance and showed me I can be a good player, " Kalou said.
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"It would be a very big blow to England and it's a blow for us because he's a very good player, " he added.
"I'm definitely a good player - a defensive or attacking midfielder, " the Olympic 100m and 200m champion told BBC 5 live's Sportweek programme.
"If you've got a good player who's fit to play there's a school of thought which says you've got to play him, " Cooper said.
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