Chris Coleman Quotes

The worst thing Spurs ever did was get rid of Keith Burkinshaw. They have never replaced him.

Back home in Germany, football people think very highly of Arsene Wenger. They listen to what he has to say and admire his achievements.

My dad was an ex-player, so he knew what he was saying. When we talk about football, he knows what he's talking about. We can talk all evening.

Not many people become manager of Manchester United. Sir Alex had it for a long, long time, then a few have come along since to try to emulate him and make them the champions again.

As soon as Jose Mourinho was given the job, I knew that he was the right man for Manchester United.

Wenger has won three Premier League titles, which is proof enough of his standing as a manager.

In all the years that I've been in football - I went directly from coaching to broadcasting - I never really had a lot of experience watching it.

I feel I have a lot to learn from English football and I am completely open to good influences in my way of thinking football. But I also have things to give them.

I love the game of football. I've been playing since I was 6 years old, and now that I am retired and not really into it physically, it's all about the mental part of it now. It's just coaching and teaching the game.

When I watch professional football, I love listening to John Madden because I know he knows what he's talking about. He's been both down in the trenches and in front of the bench as a coach. He knows the game.

I'm confident I can be a success in English football.

I was fortunate to spend the Sixties working for one of the greatest football minds this country has ever produced: Ron Greenwood.

When I arrived at Bayern he asked me: 'How are you? Are you ready to learn how to play football?' Before, I thought the coach's job was just to set up the team. However, with Guardiola it's something different. He is addicted to football and because of that he is a phenomenon.

In Spain, I'd taken Villarreal to league runners-up and the quarter-final and then semi-final of the Champions League.

In England, I always liked the way Terry Venables worked.

I've been in football since I was eight. Of course I know what I'm talking about.

Frank de Boer definitely showed in the Netherlands that he's a good coach.

When you know how to read football, it is easier for some players.

There are a lot of people in England with good football knowledge.

I have been in football a long time.

I've always wanted to work with De Zerbi, and I think he is a genius in his vision of football.

Bill eventually became Mr Tottenham Hotspur, and produced such a dazzling team at White Hart Lane that they won the double and played the game in a way that was an object lesson to everybody.

All of you know how Pep Guardiola is as a manager... he is the best coach in history.

I have a very similar connection with Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool as I had earlier with Ronald Koeman at Southampton.

Van Gaal is the kind of guy who can really make individual players better.