Scotty Bowman Quotes

So I don't really believe that how many years you've had in the league determines how well your players play... Coaching is coaching.

Jurgen Klopp is actually more active on the sidelines than some of his colleagues. For us players, this is very motivating. He gives us extra energy on the pitch through his coaching.

Ask any player. You're only as good as your coach allows you to be.

We probably spend more time talking about individual players in our coaching sessions than anything else.

Coaching courses are still much too theoretical, and this is what you see reflected in the basic technical skills of the average player. I even see things deteriorating.

For years, we have had many coaches in football, but there are no teachers anymore. And you see that in the play itself.

I think you have to be more flexible to be a pro coach because once you pay the guy the money, whether he can backpedal the way you want him to or whatever, his style of play may not suit you, but you still are going to play him, and he is going to be a part of your team.

Why does it get assumed that Zidane is a figurehead and everything Real achieve is down to the talent of the squad?

I didn't realize the difference between coaching college and coaching the NBA. It's a totally different animal.

Arsene knows what he wants and knows how to get the best out of you - that is why he gets such an impressive response from his players.

If head coaches weren't important to the success of a team, then owners wouldn't fire them all the time.

The better players you get, the better coach you are.

If you are the coach of a national team, you have to evaluate players based on what they do on the pitch.

I think sometimes players must have a wake-up call before they realise they are back in African football.

If you know my kind of football, you will know I'm about training sessions, working on habits. If you have the chance to do that, okay. If you don't though, it's not so easy to change something about the team.

Bad performances can happen and are not that serious - even with new players. You can't, say, sell him, get a new one.

After a certain point I know my players so well, I can anticipate their reactions.

The more better players we have at Barcelona, the better it is for the team and coach.

There was nothing magical that the coaching staff did. This is about the players.

After a play in the field Casey would turn (to the players on the bench) and say 'What did he do wrong?' or 'You're better than that guy.' Either way, he'd keep them from getting stale.

One of the greatest motivating things that a coach has is the bench. They all love to play, all of them. You sit them on the bench, and they come around pretty good.

When we are with the national team we are playing against much better players.

Every coach has his own ideas about managing the team and how it plays.

Us coaches love to have as many players available as possible.

People often talk about a coach's philosophy, but generally, I think managers look at the players they have and then decide on their style.