Chris Coleman Quotes

The simplest way to win in the National Football League is to knock out the starting quarterback. You know, throughout the years, history has proven if your number one quarterback goes down, your chances for success become very limited.

Power is the main difference; it's more powerful in England. Referees are less strict than in France, teams like to play low and in counter-attack, and defenders in general are stronger than in France.

Iceland won't change. No matter who they play, they're 4-4-2.

We're trying to win football games, and whoever we feel like gives us the best chance is who's going to play behind center.

In football you need to look to make life difficult for the opponent.

I don't know why I performed well against Arsenal, but probably we prepared well, and it could be their football style as well.

Well Xabi is entitled to his opinion our team would never criticise another but we will look to exploit his lack of pace!

We need to play tough defense and have a sound offense. But mostly, we have to outrebound the other team.

If I have an idea of football, and I am the manager, it doesn't make sense for the club to find players with a different profile.

I experienced that the ball is the most important thing. When you have the ball, the other team really can't do anything.

I experienced how Pep Guardiola worked every day. He had football on his mind round the clock: 'What system does the opponent like to play? How do I want to set up my team, who do I want in which position?'

The way you adapt and play against different teams and different styles is going to be important.

We were super successful under Mark Sampson because teams didn't expect us to play the way we played. We were so direct and played to people's strengths.

I was an attacking full-back but was told by Hope Powell to just sit back when we played U.S.A. in the 2007 World Cup. It's hard to rein yourself in, but the team comes first.

During the regular season, you don't have the sort of time you do in the playoffs to prepare for people, so you've got to go to your strengths.

In the Premier League, I think if you win your first five games, you're in the fight, because here in every game, you can lose or drop points.

We've got to understand what wins and what loses for us. What's our formula? For us, it might not be flashy. It might be boring football, but it works for us.

Nobody wins the league in December. We have to go game by game.

To win Ligue 1, you have to win each weekend. Every game is important.

When you're at a club like Liverpool, it's always about what you can do with the ball.

You have to be able to win on the road if you want to win in the playoffs.

Pep is a super coach! He is excellent. He is the best at analysing an opponent and the concept of a game. I don't know what impact he had on German football, but he left a mark on all of us at Bayern because of how he analysed and educated the players in each position and the way he taught us to play.

The World Cup is a really long tournament, so you have to prepare for whatever.

I like offensive, technical, and quick football - exactly in the style of Arsenal.

I want to make contributions that help us win Test matches rather than put us in positions where we have to play extremely well to win.