Glenn Hoddle Quotes

I think where we're still a little bit behind some other countries is just our pure soccer knowledge and our savvy on the field. That takes time and generations that have watched soccer growing up, played the game growing up.

I find young kids. I enjoy coaching and enjoy making them better players.

Teaching players during practices was what coaching was all about to me.

I played street soccer; that's where I started. If you look at South America, that's why they have technical players.

The Premier League is probably the best in the world so if you have a lot of players who play well there, it's normal that they are going to grow as players.

Being through the England set-up since I was a young lad, passing was the style of football I grew up with.

If you are a player wanting to improve then Hibs will be a club you want to go to.

They've been learning technique since they were babies. That's their focus and emphasis. For example, in England, the day after a game is usually a day off or some gentle warm-downs, but in Spain, we come in and do really intense passing drills and technical work.

The problem in Sweden is that, when the players are younger, they are not allowed to develop their own style and skills.

Rebuilding has always been one of my specialities from the time I started with young players at Cagliari.

Going to Stade Francais will not just make me a better player but make me a better player for England.

I've trained with some top players at Chelsea, but sometimes training is not enough.

I've just got better as a player thanks to Pep.

I think you can never be a complete player.

Really, all coaches are accustomed to coaching... normal players.

I'm a big advocate of starting soccer young and always having the ball at your foot, but that's because I didn't do that. If I'd focused more on that when I was a kid, it would've been so helpful. It took me, like, halfway through college to feel comfortable with the ball.

It's possible at any time during a player's career to get into top physical shape or to try to win every game! But you can't teach skills to an old player. Youth coaches should keep in mind that individual skills need to be nurtured at an early age. Players who haven't mastered the fundamental skills become frustrated because the game gets too difficult for them as they move into higher levels.

The key for scouting is trying to predict when the player is peaking.

If you want to improve the football, of course you need to put attention on the academy, on the school, the facility.

I started working out and doing martial arts when I was about 4 years old, and I was competing by the time I was five or six. So my mom and dad had me doing push-ups and sit-ups from a very young age.

Ajax have a set model, a defined youth programme - Barcelona have one too, and Juventus. And Atletico Madrid do too. Real Madrid don't - because they alternate developing their own players with signing talent.

As a cricketer - or any sportsperson, for that matter - you like yourself to be tested and get better all the time.

If you look at most youngsters, they have worked well under Van Gaal. I had never heard of Thomas Muller at Bayern Munich before Van Gaal managed him, and he's now one of the best players in the world.

In the U.S. system, too often the best player on an under-17 team will be treated like a 'star' - not having to work for the ball, being the focus of the offense at all times, etc. - at a time when they should be having to fight tooth and nail for their spot.

At some point, the power side of the game has to peak, players can't get much bigger. Guys will be doing more footwork and explosive-speed stuff.