David Gill Quotes

If Jurgen Klinsmann thinks that the best way for his team to be successful is if his young players go to Europe, there is nobody in the world who can argue with that. That is his opinion, whether you agree with it or not.

I think you build a team and a roster around the depth. That's what makes a team really good.

Success at United doesn't depend on money but about which players we bring in.

Teams want the best players. If the best players come through your academy, you can play.

In any national team, the young players who have quality and the right mentality will stand out. And that's how it should be.

When you're paying millions of dollars for somebody to coach your team, you can find somebody good.

Get the best player because whether it's soccer or whether it's anything else the team with the best players wins. So focus your energy on getting the best and getting rid of the weakest.

I always say that Juventus should be judged in March and you can see why. We have found a system that gets the best out of the quality we have in the squad and ticks all the boxes.

You have to build your core nucleus of your team through your draft. What that does is you basically introduce them to your culture and your environment. Then, as guys begin to perform and play to that level, then you say, 'You know what? You guys deserve an extension, so here it is.'

The more players who come through the academy and make it into the first team, that's what we want. Not just for the club but for the country. If they're young English players coming through, that's fantastic. I'm happy to be part of that.

I think the NBA just, overall, when you need somebody to blame, the first person that you go to is the coach. But at the end of the day, you need the right players that match each other. Not just the best players. Chemistry helps.

I don't really like the business side of football, but I just like adding good players to our football team.

There is a big emphasis at Liverpool to have an academy that brings through young players.

Jose Mourinho doesn't have a magic wand, and you wave the wand, and everything goes the way you want.

Most coaches' attention to detail is very good; it's their job. They have to analyse teams, and they have to analyse their own team.

For a team of Evergrande's level, fans hope to have the top coaches and the coach will definitely face various pressures.

Perhaps I'll work as a director of football. I don't know.

Of course David Moyes is going to come under scrutiny because he's taken over from a legend in Sir Alex Ferguson and they've made their worst start to a season in 24 years. But we mustn't take away credit from what West Brom did. Few teams go to Old Trafford and dominate the ball and carve out chances the way they did.

You always attempt to better yourself by getting good football players.

I played for Barcelona, for Ajax, where it's important to develop and integrate young talent.

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

The concept of head coach simply means being hyperfocused on the pitch and team performance.

I've played for England Under-21s, in the Under-20 World Cup and I've been part of the play-offs in the Championship. But in terms of helping my career and getting me ready, going to Cheltenham Town was a massive experience.

You always want all good players at your team.

We don't have the money of the Manchester clubs or Chelsea. Arsenal builds its team through training, through recruiting players who can become something. Arsenal has less money than some other clubs, so we have to fight with other values.