Michael Laudrup Quotes

The most cowardly thing in the world is blaming mistakes upon the umpires. Too many managers strut around on the field trying to manage the umpires instead of their teams.

From my own point of view, I hope everybody would realise that people who work in Scottish football - referees included - are always under terrific scrutiny.

As far as being on the officials every five minutes, it's just not good for the game. The officials don't like it; you embarrass them, so it's just not good. Now, every now and then they might make a bad call, but officiating is hard.

Have I said dumb things? Absolutely, who hasn't? But I have never backed away from being called out on something I did or said wrong.

What am I responsible for? Who am I responsible to? Everybody? How come when Archie Bunker nailed everybody, it was funny - but when I do it, it's not?

Hold everybody accountable? Ridiculous!

It's too easy to blame other people in football.

No organization, whether it's police or physicians or whatever, wants to have its errors held up to the light of day, but it's wrong, as is coming out so well.

Let him who means to tax another, examine himself, and then he will be silent.

… to escape censure a man must pass his whole life without saying or doing one ill or foolish thing.

I think we have a high responsibility to base any criticisms that we have on a fair and honest statement of the facts, and that nominees should not be subjected to distortions of their record, taking things they've done out of context.

There are many coaches who talk about referees every day.

Everyone makes mistakes, and they never go unnoticed when you're in the public eye.

We teach our kids to be fair and things like that and if you make a mistake you apologize for it.

I don't like to criticise referees because I believe it is a very complicated job, and what they do is very beneficial for football.

The fault always lies in the candidate or the head coach or the guy holding the ball.

I'm even handed. I just point out the stupidity we all do.

It's part of football to accept your responsibility.

We take the plaudits when things are going well so you have to take the criticism when it's not going well.

I'm aware of the fact that people that are watching to see what I do next - It's challenging to make the best decisions, and I don't always get it right.

Unfortunately apparently I am to blame because I don't produce enough English players.

The world demands I make good choices on no information, and then blames my maidenhood for my mistakes, as if my maidenhood were responsible for my ignorance. Ignorance is not stupidity, but it might as well be. And I do not like feeling stupid.

The NFL doesn't like mistakes.

The job isn't done until you've blamed someone for the parts that went wrong.

Players that aren't true leaders but try to be, always bash other players after a mistake. True leaders on the pitch already assume others will make mistakes.