I take pride in the fact that people go home having felt that for 90 minutes today, life is beautiful - and that's it, basically. That's why professional football exists.

It's silly to work hard the whole week and then spoil it by not preparing properly before the game.

If somebody stamps on your head in that way, you wouldn't say, 'Thank you very much, can I turn the other cheek'. Only Jesus Christ did that.

If you buy a man who is half dead, everybody may be happy off the field, but on the field you'll have major problems

I believe one of the best things about managing people is that we can influence lives in a positive way. That's basically what a manager is about. When I can do that, I am very happy.

The biggest things in life have been achieved by people who, at the start, we would have judged crazy. And yet if they had not had these crazy ideas the world would have been more stupid.

Sometimes now, when I watch continental games on television, I'm a bit bored. I ask, 'where is the intensity?'