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There is a part of football I would describe as 'serious' and one part I would describe as more 'playful,' i.e. more technical.
There is a place in the net where the keeper cannot reach the ball. The problem is the pressure you feel in a penalty shootout.
With Luis Enrique, I never expected he would become a coach. He was an intuition player; he didn't speak with me about tactics.
Offside killed my team. They are not God. They made a mistake and I understand. I don't want three points, I just want 'sorry.'
Kenny Dalglish would be my first choice for Liverpool's best ever player because he was a great player with a lot of qualities.
It's great having the best league in the world, no doubt about that, but the downside of that is the national team will suffer.
As a player I had some good times but people forget I had a lot of hard times to get there; seven years in the lower divisions.
If someone is quite tall, the people will sing songs about his height. We don't have to overreact. You just have to do your job.
I want to keep an English heart to the team. I believe in that. Michael Owen is that. Never think Michael is afraid of anything.
For me, there are no 'between players' in football. For me, there are clear positions and clear characteristics for all players.
If you are a regular at Manchester United, I think you should grasp the opportunity to stay here and become part of the history.
I've been to some great clubs, great people, watched them training, getting a different view on football, and really enjoyed it.
I had four great years at West Ham. People will always refer to the difficulties at certain times, but you get those everywhere.
I've watched parents sometimes on the touchlines at youth games, and they are screaming and shouting, which is not the way to go.
What football means to an Italian coach is tactics, trying to control the game by following the ideas and systems of the manager.
I always thought about working in England because of the kind of football, the intensity of football. Liverpool was first choice.
The only way I know to get out of disappointment is to work hard, keep doing the right things, and don't make any rash decisions.
But I don't pay much attention to outside influences. People can say what they want. I always try to focus on my own environment.
If Celtic were to build a team strong enough to regularly compete in the Champions League, I might decide to manage them one day.
Glenn is going to bring a couple of sumo costumes down so we might have a dust-up in the technical area, that should make good TV
I want them to be fully committed to the work place and fully committed to the people they work for. (on Manchester City players)
I don't actually like people. I'm a loner and if I had my way I'd just walk my dogs every day, never talk to anyone and then die.
I think football is a reflection on life and society and you have to move with the times. I've moved with the times, I've had to.
The situation is clear. I trust in my ability, I trust in what I do and, if people put their trust in me, I will deliver for them.
With success comes complacency if you let it happen. It is human nature; there is that urge to think about how well you have done.
What I'm trying to say is that within the styles, first, there's something clear: the style is given by the players on the roster.
Football needs its roots, it needs its connection with the supporters. But those in charge seem to think they can do without them.
I was fortunate to spend the Sixties working for one of the greatest football minds this country has ever produced: Ron Greenwood.
The game has progressed, but in the end, they are still people out on the pitch, people with different personalities and feelings.
In England, football is a big thing to talk about, but Liverpool, it's a special place. You feel it when you make your first step.
I have experience and have been in Europe many times, so I know squad rotation is necessary to make everyone in the side stronger.
I don't believe skill was, or ever will be, the result of coaches. It is a result of a love affair between the child and the ball.
My time at Bolton was fantastic. I didn't want to go. It's a fantastic stadium with fantastic fans, but I want to disappoint them.
Coming to manage Newcastle was never going to be easy. But there was never a side to me that thought, 'Oh no, I do not want that.'
The experience of travelling, getting familiar with other languages, other cultures definitely helps. It makes you a better person.
He who brings a style to a club that can't carry it out, he is not a good manager, because he is attacking the club that hires him.
Catania was a real learning curve. I grew amid difficulties. In terms of courage and ideas, a lot about my Atleti comes from Italy.
You see a lot of managers who are working and yet are already talking about other countries and other teams. But that's not for me.
If I could help someone somewhere, help a young manager, I'd love that. I did it at Derby with Darren Wassall and had a great time.
Derbies are always difficult to play because you have to handle the pressure. There's no advantage or disadvantage for either side.
When you don't have any worries, it is better, but things happen in football, and we know we must try to resolve as soon as we can.
As a manager, you know you're going to take the brickbats from other clubs and their fans. But I do enjoy making my own fans happy.
Confidence is not something you store in the fridge and pick out. You earn it by your performances, by your training, how you feel.
I like to knuckle down and get on with my job. I'll make mistakes, I'm bound to, but I'll write them down and I'll learn from them.
Not conceding a goal at home is always important in a Cup tie. But despite that there is no doubt that this tie is still wide open.
It's always a good time to play against a team when they come back from Europe, whether it's the Europa League or Champions League.
If you're a manager in the Premier League the pressure is enormous because if you don't win matches, you'll not be there very long.
I dictate entirely how the team is prepared, and I am a hands-on coach; I love to be out there with the players taking the sessions.
If you look at the world-class performers at the top of the game, their numbers are just exceptional and that is the level he is at.
The characteristics of people according to their star sign are similar, and we pay attention to how we can get the best out of them.