Josh McDaniels Quotes

Louis van Gaal is a good coach. We have a lot of team meetings, and he analyses much - other teams, our own players at training, a lot. Everywhere he has been, he was successful.

In the normal process of evaluating the end of the season, I meet with key executives for thorough discussions and evaluations of all aspects of football operations.

If we kept all the players I liked personally, we'd be a lot worse team over the years.

Eddie Howe was the most tactical manager I have worked under.

My sole focus is producing the best team possible for England.

I don't think football management is easy.

It's important to know as much as I can about the players.

I learned a lot from Arsene Wenger, especially his tactical systems and how to plan things game to game, week to week and month to month.

It's hard to win in the NFL. You have to maintain a very delicate balance putting together the right team to be able to win and have any amount of success.

At the minor-league and major-league level, you know how important your coaching staff is, but in a big market it becomes absolutely huge.

Marty Schottenheimer knows how to win, and that's what Redskins fans demand in a coach.

It's every manager's dream, I suppose, to build a team by coaching young players of 15 to 17. That's why I started a youth scheme.

I'm so grateful to Ferguson. I think he's the best there's ever been, especially his squad management skills.

A manager gets in the Hall of Fame by what his players have done for him.

A manager wins games in the winter when he picks his team.

It is important for the manager to find the right solution for your team.

When things aren't going well, it's very easy to blame the coaching staff.

From a footballer's point of view, if you want to choose a football club, then Arsenal is right up there with the best.

When you know how the coach ticks and how he wants to play football, it makes the decision easier. But for the main part, I came to England because of the club Manchester United.

When you become a head coach, you've played the game; you've coached the game. You have a great understanding of what happens at every level.

Managers can make themselves look strong by selling or dropping players, but if the move doesn't work, the choice looks flawed.

Pep and his staff work very hard, not just on the training pitch but also with the analysis of opponents, and now, of course, we understand more how he wants to play.

When you're a general manager, you don't get to see every single player, so you have to rely on your scouts.

Coaching in the NBA is a tough trick.

Beyond studying, though, I think a coach should mainly have knowledge of football: if you do not know what to say to the players then you are not going anywhere.