If you put good people around you, I guess you're smart. You learn from them and that makes you a better coach.

Overseas, kids grow up in a soccer culture. The German player sees the game eons above the American player the same age.

Coaching soccer, like disciplines including journalism, you'll always learn if you're open to it, you'll learn from your players. If that's being smart, fair enough.

I don't know how smart I am, but I was a student of the game and I still watch games and still pick up things. If you watch individual players you will see genius.

You can't have assistant coaches who aren't loyal - but you can learn a lot from your assistant coaches.

Chemistry is a contribution that teammates make to each other, but it's also something a coach can create or facilitate.

I don't blame the players, I don't blame the parents, I blame programs and I blame the coaches.