If you are full of motivation as a player, if you are full of concentration, I am open arms.

I worked at the number one team in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, and now also in England.

It's very difficult to have the same motivation in the season after you've won two trophies.

The best player I've ever played with was Paul Gascoigne. He had everything. He was amazing.

He's got a great right foot, and if he can get his head around that he'll be a great player.

We are in a results business, so Stuart Pearce being a jolly old boy won't keep me in a job.

Whichever way the result goes, my 1,000th game will be at Stoke and I had great times there.

When a person assumes he has made a mistake, it's for all of us to accept a mistake was made.

Everybody likes attacking football; the Premiership is the most exciting league in the world.

All players, whether they're Spanish, French, English, Welsh, want to play football. To play.

Lionel Messi reminds me of George Best, the way he would run with the ball tight to his foot.

Nobody at the FA has ever explained why I was overlooked and not even asked for an interview.

I love football and the intensity of football in Liverpool, this is what is very good for me.

Just when you feel like hauling him off and strangling hin, he gets some goal out of nowhere.

I had a nice time over Christmas. I watched EastEnders - blimey, that makes my job look easy!

Sometimes you think that a reconstruction project can be done more quickly than you expected.

Get your players on who can unlock the door and sooner or later they will break the door down

Ive got nothing against foreign managers, they are very nice people. Apart from Arsene Wenger

The mind and how the player feels is much more important for us, rather than statistical data.

Would I work in Scotland again? Of course I would. I loved every single second of being there.

The word you sometimes get is 'deluded,' they use, but for me, I've always been very positive.

Chicharito is a really good player, and his finishing ability is as good as there is anywhere.

I think talk is cheap - when I hear people say what they'd like to happen, I think it's empty.

Every manager feels a responsibility to his board of directors and the public and the players.

Real Madrid is a legendary team that stands above all others and is the target of all players.

If you can't pass the ball properly, a bowl of pasta's not going to make that much difference!

I have many friends in Madrid and, therefore, know that they have a lot of respect for Bayern.

I know myself that we goalscorers are selfish and always thinking about our goalscoring ratio.

We need to learn that in the Champions League, the referees are vigilant and quick to whistle.

The difference between the Premier League and the other leagues is the intensity of the games.

I don't think Mourinho wants to have friends, or maybe that's just the way he likes to appear.

You should always play 100 per cent, and you shouldn't expect every decision from the referee.

It's important that a player can play in different positions for if we have to change tactics.

If there are things saying wrong about Sam Allardyce, believe you me, I will be fighting them.

I accept that in life and football you have good times and bad, and it's how you deal with it.

The great thing about this country is that everyone has the chance to voice their own opinion.

It's the nature of it. The players will want to compete at the highest level they possibly can.

It is very important to be humble but to maintain the conviction that we can do something good.

I don't think managers have the opportunity to think in terms of a long-term vision for a club.

To be really happy, we must throw our hearts over the bar and hope that our bodies will follow.

There was a spell in the second half when I took my heart off my sleeve and put it in my mouth.

If you're gonna wait for the universe to start making sense, you have a long wait ahead of you.

Our standards at Bayern are extremely high, with every training session at very high intensity.

I understand aggressiveness in only one way: being prepared to hurt yourself, not someone else.

When you need to renew your contract, you must demonstrate why they are renewing your contract.

I would like to apologise to anyone who has put a bet on me becoming the next Scotland manager.

I find the quality of the officials in the Premier League so much better than the Championship.

Our audacity to rise from our losses makes Nigeria the number one footballing nation in Africa!

Suddenly, I win the derby and people are talking about England again. It is absolutely pathetic

There is a set of rules and a code of conduct that I believe that you should adhere to in life.

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