Sometimes you wonder, do referees understand the game of football?

Ambition is important for any manager or coach, owner or director.

My record is good with Birmingham and Wigan. Just study the facts.

Any Englishman would be extremely proud to be the England manager.

We all get knocked down in life, the big thing is getting back up.

Middlesbrough took a lot out of me, it was enjoyable but draining.

Short-termism is no good: plans must be carried through to the end.

To me, there's no point in having confrontation for the sake of it.

The personal interests of the individual players must be put aside.

Louis van Gaal is one of the most successful managers in the world.

There is a place in the net where the keeper cannot reach the ball.

I had to follow Bobby Robson at Barcelona. He had won three titles.

I will never play to just score one goal, then run behind the ball.

As for myself, you never know what is round the corner in football.

In games, you have plans, you have strategies, and you follow them.

Living in England is fascinating: I discover a new world every day.

Football develops, it becomes quicker, players develop as athletes.

Whether I'm 'head coach' or 'manager,' it doesn't bother me at all.

In football two days is a long time and a week is a very long time.

My next job after Wales, whenever that is, will be somewhere abroad.

My wife is the expert, but I like art particularly. I like Van Gogh.

Coaches are important, but the senior players at a club are crucial.

I would never have left Everton if it hadn't been Manchester United.

We don't destroy our heroes today when we worshipped them yesterday.

The trouble with Earl Barrett is that he's one paced .... Zooommmmm.

That's what you live for as a sportsman. You have to put up a fight.

As coaches, we have to give a lot of information. Too much, I think.

Any coach who's managed a big club in Argentina can manage anywhere.

As a manager, I won eight trophies in Chile, Ecuador, and Argentina.

You always depend on what the owners think of the job you are doing.

As I found at QPR, a club in the process of a takeover is paralysed.

Being the manager of Manchester City is fantastic for me. It's good.

When results aren't good the manager gets the sack, that's the game.

Alan Shearer is a friend of mine and he is entitled to his opinions.

This country always wants the underdog to win, that's in our nature.

People have a perception of you and that's very difficult to change.

I am not arrogant. I would never ask the player to celebrate with me.

I am a person who always puts the team in front and I do it publicly.

The key for scouting is trying to predict when the player is peaking.

I'm very proud of my work at Watford in what has been a short period.

I gave everything I could in trying to make Everton the best I could.

I have to continue to be very demanding of myself in order to evolve.

In football you need to look to make life difficult for the opponent.

Once Celtic got their equaliser, they played a sort of anti-football.

We shouldn't blame the Panama programme for the World Cup bid failing

I don't care about Christmas, we are going to train on Christmas Day.

He's disappeared to Azerbaijan, or somewhere ridiculous in the world.

Winning the FA Cup with Manchester United was my biggest achievement.

I don't think my players are robots. They are humans and make errors.

I went to Villarreal for 30% less than I could have earned in Mexico.

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