Mark Hughes Quotes

I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog.

It is a fine line between communicating and being too chummy. My players, when I've been promoted, have been upset by top-flight refs being mates with opposition players.

A man should live with his superiors as he does with his fire: not too near, lest he burn; nor too far off, lest he freeze.

I do my best to hold the director's opinion above my own.

Keep all your personalities out of your work. Forget and forgive.

Like a good parent can't also be his child's best friend, a leader with authority requires some separation from subordinates.

A doctor does not ask about political views and opinions - that is how I understand my role.

I'm here to work.. not to like or dislike people. Neither am I here to win a Miss Congeniality competition. I maintain professional relations with my co-stars.

The doctor should be opaque to his patients and, like a mirror, should show them nothing but what is shown to him.

One of your tasks is to separate the 'personal' from the 'substantive.' The two can become confused, especially if someone rubs the President wrong.

You don't want to treat any one person as oracular.

I'm a fair manager, put it that way. I like to be fair with the players, but there's a time for discipline.

I don't want it to be a holiday camp, but it shouldn't be a concentration camp either. It is about getting the balance right with my relationship with them. I will do anything for the players but I'm not their pal as well.

I don't hate Guardiola. These kind of feelings don't suit with professional matters.

I'm only doing my job, and if I score against Mark Hughes' team, it's nothing personal.

I knew as an assistant coach it wasn't my place to overstep the head coach.

A player can't request on what position he wants to play, and it is the same with the captaincy. One should respect this, there are hierarchies.

I've got no interest in justifying myself to a player of mine.

I'd work with anyone that the script requires me to. I'd never let my personal biases rule my judgement.

I have a go at defenders, and they have a go at me. We argue... Whatever happens on the pitch stays on the pitch.

A strong working relationship requires every participant to be on the same page.

With the coaches, you don't want to hear everybody saying, 'Move over! Back up! Do this!' Let's find out what the players know.

Separating your profession from friendship is very difficult.

The coach is the boss at the end of the day. I do whatever he tells me and don't ask questions.

My role in the business is to use my judgment. All these years of experience have given me a clear head, and I can give a nonpartisan view with a sense of distance.