Strategic Recruitment Quotes

I'm not the kind of coach who just goes out and buys players for the sake of it. I'm a coach who wants to - and can - improve players.

At Everton, we have always tried to do good deals and have always tried to buy at the right age and the right price.

At some clubs success is accidental. At Arsenal it is compulsory.

You have to ask yourself the question, do you have the smartest people in the world working for your company? And if you do, you're lucky. But if you don't, put up the incentive. And have someone who is absolutely brilliant who's a 22-year old in India who says what about this way? And who revolutionizes the way you do business.

To find a clear identity for the team - that is not about buying certain players for a lot of money. It is about getting players who want to play the right way.

My philosophy is to always find the smartest people you can. Hire people smarter than you.

I heavily overinvest in recruiting. I have an understanding with certain search firms that if you find someone great, don't wait until there's a job opening - send him to me.

I always make sure I hire people smarter than me.