Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Steve Nicol - Page 2

It's about creating an environment where they give their all and do their best. If you have 11 players doing that at one time then a good percentage of the time you're going to be successful.

I am a coach so I wouldn't call for someone to be sacked.

The game is all about doing the basics well, then you've got a chance.

The bottom line is it's a pleasure to be working for the Kraft family.

There comes a time when coming off the bench just doesn't cut it anymore, it's not enough time and it's not good enough.

A successful team, at the very least they do the basics well, and then they add their own quality on top of that.

Mourinho is a bit arrogant, but you've got to like him.

I've always said, nothing wrong with being frustrated and upset with bad results, but you get it out of your system. You can't stick it in a bag and carry it around with you. You have to move on, same way you would if things went well. You know, don't spend the rest of the week patting everyone on the back and saying how well they've done.

Teams that come up, as soon as they realise they're in big trouble the first thing they do is change the manger.

You can't pick and choose when you are going to be at your best.

Listen, there's always a pitfall around the corner somewhere. You know it's coming, you don't know when it's going to come.

If you have mental toughness then on days when you go to Hull, the pitch is bobbly, the wind howling, you end up with something. It's as much about that as silky soccer.

We always talk about experience and maturing, the best thing that can happen to a footballer is the game slows down for them. All of a sudden, they can see things, they can see passes, they can see space, the whole game opens up for them.

Barcelona don't bring in players for the sake of 'well if things get tough, we can always bring defenders on or we can have a guy in the middle who is going to run around and kick people and chase them.'

There are certain things you have to do to make a pass.

We had something over Everton in those games during the Eighties. We knew it and they did too. It was a huge thing to have, that psychological advantage, and we made the most of it.

There aren't enough guys who take it personally if they get beat one on one.

At the end of the day, you can't win games when you're letting goals in.

When I'm talking about a football brain, the very first time the ball's kicked in the air and Lukaku completely outjump's you and you get absolutely nowhere near it, that's when your brain clicks in. You know what you do, let him go and win it.Take a step off and when he flicks it on, guess what, you bring it down on your chest.

Having the Kraft family involved in your club can only be good news.

I just try and do my best every day of the week, and not look too far ahead. It's the old Liverpool style - you get it done and everything else comes to you.

Things change so quickly in football so I never rule anything in and never rule anything out.

You don't just turn up and have a passing game. You can't sit back, you have to be 100 percent concentrated to make it work.

Football is like this, from time to time things don't work out.

You have to have your feet in the right position to make a pass, a lot of small things go into making a simple, straightforward pass.

The Kraft family does it in the proper way. They genuinely care about their teams and who is involved with their teams. If you put it in simple terms, Mr Kraft is a great businessman and the guy is in the business of winning.

Preseason, you generally just want to make sure people work hard, do the basics right.

There's nothing wrong with crying and moaning, but you can do that for a minute and then you get on with it.

My family will always remain part of the Kraft family.

It's the same with most injuries, different players take different amounts of time.

It's page one, rule one. Set piece, pick up your man.

Everyone has talent; it's finding a player who fits in, who's better than what we have.

If the guys up front don't get possession, they can't score.

I'm a real believer in getting on with the job you have - anything that happens in the future is dictated by what you do now.

When people are fatigued they make mistakes that they maybe wouldn't otherwise make.

It's very strange, it's absolutely extraordinary to get to four finals and not win one of them.

Everyone in sport loves winning - that's why we get involved - but there are different ways to win.

It is hard to win away from home in MLS.

Not everybody is like Bobby Robson, going on forever.

You need players who can pass the ball and players who want to do it.