Michael Laudrup Quotes

The most time players get off is during the international breaks.

It's weird, to play a team twice in the same season.

We are the last remaining country to allow ourselves two breaks in the season. You just have to look at England, Italy and Spain, they play right through the season. We on the other hand take six weeks off in the winter until the end of January, and that is a luxury.

I have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.

I love doubleheaders. That way I get to keep my uniform on longer.

When I got to professional ball I used to play 150 games every year. It depends on how many games there was.

This whole 'tired footballers' and three-games-a-week thing is an absolute myth.

Several NBA teams got their best gates every season when they scheduled a doubleheader and booked the Globetrotters and their stooges for the opening game.

It's football all day on Sunday. I wish we had football every day; that would make me way happier. Why can't we have that? You've got all these teams! Why can't we just play a Monday game, a Tuesday game, a Wednesday game?

When I was playing week-in week-out, I was playing 46 games a season, and there's nothing better than playing every week.

It's always difficult when you have had a game in midweek to get to a final.

When you've only got two days between games the recovery process is key.

As it is, I have a busy schedule, and I don't think I have the time for Test matches.

In December, every league has a break, but in England, it is not like this.

In England, there is a tradition of playing on Saturday. But in Spain, I won the UEFA Cup with Valencia playing on Thursday and Sunday, which was just the same.

It is not a problem to sit on the bench: absolutely not. When you have three games in a week, and you don't play, though, you have to think about it.

Personally, I always loved the 1 p.m. Sunday games.

It's difficult to go out when there is a match every third day. There isn't that much time - it's either preparation or recovery - and I would rather spend my time with friends at home.

Sometimes you're playing two or three times a week.

Nobody wants to train every day so the more games the better.

Usually I'm nowhere near the playoffs. My last game of the year is usually at the end of the regular season in April.

My dad would let me leave work an hour early if I had a game. I'd drive back an hour to Bournemouth, get my bag ready and be off to the game for a half six meet - so on a Tuesday it was a rush.

After a Saturday game, we're in on a Sunday to cool down and make sure we're fully back at it again. But it doesn't really affect things too much. It's basically like you've had a game on the Saturday, and then you're in the cup on a Tuesday.

It is impossible to play 60 games all season and be in good form all the time.

It's hard for the older boys to play twice a week, so it's important for everyone in the squad to play their part.