Youth soccer is big business. If I don't win, it doesn't matter if I'm developing players, my business is going to hell.

At a youth soccer game you'll probably hear parents and coaches on the sidelines yelling, 'Pass the ball! Pass the ball!' ... When we continually tell our young players to pass the ball, we're not allowing them to develop their full potential, especially those who have the ability to take their opponents on and beat them one-on-one. As a result, we run the risk of diminishing a player's artistry and potential.

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.

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.

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

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