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.

When you set a goal, write it down and then it's like making a promise to yourself.

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

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

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.

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