Chris Coleman Quotes

It's normal that there's pressure at Real Madrid.

When you play for Manchester United, the pressure's on every week.

When you leave Real Madrid - a famous club worldwide - it's normal to get criticism.

At Arsenal and the so-called big clubs, you always know that there will be a bigger spotlight on every single position.

At Real Madrid, you have to win everything.

At Real Madrid there is always pressure to win.

When you play quarterback in the NFL, you're going to get scrutinized.

There's a lot more pressure on me at United. There are people out there trying to shoot you down.

Winning a Grand Slam changes everything. There is so much off-court stuff to deal with. And there are expectations of keeping it going that make it tough.

You're only as good as your last collection, which is an enormous pressure.

I've played for Real Madrid, where the pressure is so huge because you have to go and really win absolutely every game.

Once you have had success there are always people focusing on why it happened. Inevitably, there is a lot of scrutiny when you don't achieve the same again.

A lot of people say second seasons are harder than the first because people are now expecting you to do stuff, so yes, that's down to me to work hard and try and improve and, like I say, just letting my football do the talking.

With United the spotlight is always on and there's always going to be that pressure, no matter what the game is.

When you score 30 goals in a season, you can expect that the following year there will be a little bit more pressure and attention on you.

As a goalkeeper, I'm well aware that any mistake can be magnified by the fans. But it's true that here at Manchester United, there's added pressure.

That's what happens when you play in L.A. Everybody expects you to do well.

Everyone dreams of playing for Madrid, but we all know that it can be life or death.

The pressure is always there with Bayern, but we can cope with it.

If you're good, you're always looking over your shoulder.

The one thing you can't do when you're highly ranked is relax.

From my own point of view, I hope everybody would realise that people who work in Scottish football - referees included - are always under terrific scrutiny.

People win Oscars, and then it seems like they fall off the planet. And that's partly because a huge expectation walks in the room and sits right down on top of your head. The moment I won the Oscar, I felt the teardown the very next day.

I have played for Real Madrid, which is such a big club and where the pressure is so huge because you have to go and, really, win absolutely every game. There is no game where people don't expect you to win. So, having played there for three years, pressure is nothing that would scare me.

The talent God gave me is beautiful and wonderful, but it is difficult because you are always facing other people keen to judge you. There are few people with such talent, so there are few able to judge what I am doing.