George Hamilton Quotes

I'm not suited to Bolton or Blackburn, I would be more suited to Inter or Real Madrid. It wouldn't be a problem to me to go and manage those clubs because I would win the double or the league every time. Give me Manchester United or Chelsea and I would do the same, it wouldn't be a problem.

When you play against a Spanish team, especially Madrid, it is quite an open game.

Charlton are a team who play well on the ball, but they found it hard to break us down, they didn't really have an out and out chance in front of our goal.

Show me a team of the stature of Chelsea, Manchester United, Real Madrid, or Barcelona who is not obsessed with winning the Champions League. If they are not, I'd be surprised why they play in it.

I'd love to play with Ajax against Barcelona.

If I watch big games like the Champions League on TV then I'm definitely watching what different centre-backs are doing in certain situations.

Chelsea are one of the great teams in Europe and Mourinho is one of the best coaches in the world.

I've always dreamed of managing Real Madrid.

In Europe, matches are different because you play a lot on a one-on-one basis. There's less tactical importance in the Champions League. The value of the individual player makes the difference.

Real Madrid, they are the best counter-attacking team in the world.

If Celtic were to build a team strong enough to regularly compete in the Champions League, I might decide to manage them one day.

I think it's clear to see that Lyon plan to continue to win the Champions League and be the best team in Europe.

Some big teams prefer to be very strong defensively and have two, three, four counter-attacking players.

It is really nice to play in the Champions League, because we play against the best teams and the best competition in Europe.

Everyone thinks I'm looking for attacking football all the time. But the foundation is how you defend - keep a clean sheet, and you have a decent chance to win a game of football.

My favourite game has to be winning the Champions League against Chelsea in 2008, because nothing can top that. My favourite goal was at Wigan in 2009, which came late in the game and pretty much clinched the title for us that year.

I have faced many, but the most annoying was James Milner. He follows you forward and follows you backwards. It's very difficult because he attacks you and defends you, and then attacks you and defends you again.

What I would like most is to play in the Champions League and try to win the Premier League once. Or better - a few times.

I'd been at Everton for more than 11 years. We'd qualified for the Champions League, got to an FA Cup final. I'd been voted manager of the season three times.

Bayern had no international success in the years before I joined, and my goal was actually to play at the best possible level, which would have meant winning the Champions League.

There are always surprises in the Champions League.

Oliver Kahn against Valencia in 2001 - this was the first Champions League game I remember. I was a Bayern fan.

I want to go to a club like Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, or Bayern Munich.

Harry Kane is a very complicated player to stop.

When I was playing for Real Madrid, we competed in the UEFA Champions League most of the time and won it three times. When we didn't win we always ended up in the later rounds.