Coach Experience Quotes

A coach needs time to get to know the players, the environment, the fans and the culture of the club. You can't solve everything in one or two months.

Peterson was the most coachable athlete I have had in my life, and I coach many athletes.

To be the coach of Real Madrid is an honour, and every coach has pride in that. However, one is also subjected to a wide range of critiques - some just, but others not. But when the criticism deteriorates into insults, which has happened many times, I don't appreciate that.

Guardiola was a very special coach for me, the first when I was at Barcelona. He is a great coach, a lovely person, and I have very good memories of that time, but I would have liked to have had a full year with him.

What I can say is that I feel very good as the national team coach. I really enjoy it.

I do have some young coaches, but I don't really believe that is the biggest problem we have here.

Rafa Benitez - man with huge experience who knew how the club operated - could not get the results Real wanted and couldn't walk away from the fights that erupted in the dressing room and the boardroom.

When I was the coach at Mainz in the Bundesliga, a small club in Germany, we always wanted to play the big teams every two years, right after a major tournament, whether it was a World Cup or European Championships.

I think being a championship-contending team, you have to have a championship-level coach to take you over the top.

I already worked with Van Gaal before at the Under-20 team back in 2001. He hasn't changed much as a coach since. He really stands out.

It's special for me to coach the team Lombardi coached.

To get a former player that has been there and has that extra intel. Jose Higueras is a great coach for that and a great person as well.

You do have demons throughout the week; every coach does.