Ralph Hasenhuttl Quotes

If a player's not doing the things he should, put him on the bench. He'll come around.

If someone is not playing defense or not giving effort, that's my specialty. I don't hold back on my words.

I think I can play along with Balotelli, but I do not make the decisions.

You can't keep losing and say nothing in the dressing room.

You can always criticise people, the players are aware we can improve in a number of areas.

Criticism is part of football, but we have to work.

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.

If you're a coach, and you don't have trust with players, you've got no chance, and your credibility is zero. And that's why it's so important to tell them the truth. If you have something that you're upset about, tell them the truth. If they're doing something wrong, tell them the truth.

I have spent a lifetime watching kids make mistakes because they were not trained or well led or properly motivated to do well. I never faulted the kids; rather, I saw opportunity to train, to motivate, to improve leadership - not to punish the individual.

When you look at myself, I'm a coach, and that's what it's all about. When you're a player, you get criticized, and when you're a coach, you get criticized even more because it's about wins and losses.

I wouldn't say I give the hairdryer treatment but when we've not performed well you have to make people aware.

The biggest word in football, and it's a dirty word - no one likes to use it - is accountability.

Jose Mourinho and I get along well. I've lots of respect for him. He gives me a lot of confidence. After a bad game, he dares to say, 'We have played with 10 today,' but that's it. At moments like that, he leaves me alone.

Unai's very positive and always telling you to express yourself, but also he's got that thing where he'll tell you if you do something wrong.

The fault always lies in the candidate or the head coach or the guy holding the ball.

I think every manager has that, the so-called hairdryer treatment when things need a little turnaround.

I'm just worried about being a good quarterback first, and being a great teammate.

As head coach, I try to give clear role clarity, instil structure and create an environment in which players can excel.

A captain has to be able to look a player in the eye before he starts his run-up or goes out to bat.

Coaches often sting me to get the best of me. I am used to it.

I have to give all the solutions and feedback to my players if we want to improve.

Coach Graham rode you pretty hard, didn't he?" he said. I could barely muster a "yeah." That's a good thing," the assistant told me. When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, it means they've given up on you.

You can only really yell at the players you trust.

There is rampant among us a spirit of criticism. Men and women who carry heavy responsibility do not need criticism, they need encouragement.

I want to be one of the guys, but I also want to be 'the' guy, the guy that can go out there and they can rely on in crunch time. I'm going to be the guy that they know will show up every day, every game, every play and show up on a consistently great level.