Graeme Souness Quotes

In Portland, I am more involved in the details of trade discussions because I've been around that sport longer and can watch tape and can give some input to the drafting process. In football, not at all. It's so specialized.

I like the way Frank Lampard articulates, like the fact Jamie Carragher really does his homework and the way Rio Ferdinand has been able to show his personality while giving those insights.

He's a novice - he should keep his opinions to Japanese football

I can evaluate a player in a very short period of time because I'm very close to that game, very educated in that game and played the game for a long, long time. I wasn't just a guy with talent. I learned a lot about the game.

I'm not a pundit. I'm not an analyst.

Funnily enough, I think Gary Neville is very interesting... and talks a lot of sense.

I had experience in abundance at Manchester United and it's up to me to bring that here to Hull.

In college, I was making a lot of presnap reads. It was much easier.

Yeah, some people don't know anything about football.

It's not always statistics that determine the best player, especially the quarterback.

I've always said that there will never be an area that I know better than football.

Ancelotti is a champion, in all respects.

It is easy to criticize me from behind a pen or a microphone, from someone who never set foot on a football field.

'Athletico Mince' started life as a football podcast but has dropped the football, unless the latest on the state of the 'hair island' atop Steve McLaren's head is your idea of football coverage.

I have a lot of time and respect for Roy Hodgson; he's a very good manager.

I don't want to find out what celebrity X, who is a Browns fan, thinks of the zone blitz scheme. I don't think that's the sort of thing that I would even ask many people when they come on the show; it's very obtuse, even if they are an expert on football.

Mascherano's impact as a leader is more important inside the squad, and Messi's leadership is more important in the pitch.

I'm no political pundit.

Fans are so important to football clubs, and you have to respect that everyone has got an opinion, but we have got to do our stuff on the football pitch.

You watch guys talk about football, and you think that maybe it's really easy, and it's really not. Yeah, we've got the expertise because we played, but how you put that into a 30-, 45-second take and educate and entertain someone that's watching?

I like Seedorf. He is a good coach.

I think the likes of Alex Scott and Rachel Brown-Finnis have been unbelievable in terms of the punditry they do.

That's what tournament football's all about. It's about finding your feet in the first game, finding what works, and gaining confidence.

I think Brian Hoyer is a good quarterback.

I'm passionate about the game - just like the fans are, and I've coached in the league for a long time, so that's the perspective I will bring to ESPN.