Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt. We don't need to motivate players because each of them is responsible for the performance of the team as a whole. The status of Liverpool's players keeps them motivated.

Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.

Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt. We don't need to motivate players because each of them is responsible for the performance of the team as a whole. The status of Liverpool's players keeps them motivated.

I have always had the deepest respect for Bill Nicholson as a person and as a manager. The Spurs boss is an honest Yorkshireman and you will go a long way before finding a straighter character than that. Bill has never wavered in his determination to give White Hart Lane fans the best.

I always look in the Sunday paper to see where Everton are in the league - starting, of course, from the bottom up.

If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I'd draw the curtains.

It's the greatest thing in the world, natural enthusiasm. You are nothing without it.