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I want to add something to a club, something which people can say: ‘That’s the hand of Frank De Boer.’
You can be nervous when the referee starts the game but you must get rid of all the nerves and enjoy a great stadium and great pitch.
There’s no use to have 70 percent possession if the opponent is creating more chances than you are.
David Silva is not physical but he is still one of the best players in the Premier League because he is a smart thinker.
Ninety percent has to come from yourself, your inner-energy, motivation to get the most out of yourself.
I won in 1992 the UEFA Cup.
I’m always thinking of the good in every player, but it’s not like that. If they can stab you in the back, they stab you in the back.
It was complicated in Italy – not just for the language, but also for the way I transmitted my messages and my ideas.
Coaching in Major League Soccer and living in Atlanta has been a wonderful experience and a welcome new challenge.
Every league starts with homegrown players.
I want a team where the fans are excited to come to our games, to see a team that wants to win and wants to fight for every minute.
The philosophy of the club, the structure of the club, the core values for me are very important issues.
The most important thing is that I’m enjoying myself.
When I played at Ajax, we felt as if we were 1-0 up when we took to the field. We already knew in advance of games that we were going to win.
I would not leave Ajax for nothing. But Spurs are a club that I feel good about. They play good football.
Missing the last European Championship in 2016 and the World Cup 2018 has created a gap. That’s a shame.
The most important thing I tell my players is to play their own game and show guts.
After training, what do you do? Do you go to the gym or in 10 minutes are you in your car? That’s how eager you are to reach the highest level. It’s sweating to be a professional.
I will never forget the incredible supporters here in Atlanta, they are truly special.
Talent is important, but it’s more important that you have character. Combined with talent, you can be a very good player.
This Dutch national team is a team of friends, guys who work for each other and are good for each other. I think it’s nice to see.
Kris Commons and Scott Brown are key players for Celtic.
I want to thank Inter for having appointed me at this great big club. I want to bring this club to where they should be.
I’m grateful for the opportunity I’ve had with Atlanta United.
You can be dominant without the ball by trying to move the opposition where you want them to go.
The age between seven and 14 is so important. The basic techniques are in that, and afterwards it’s mentality. Tactically, between seven and 14 or six and 14, they have to have good coaches and understand the basic things of football: control the ball, know where the ball is, those kinds of things.
I talk with every player individually and as a team.
Your mind is still the fastest weapon. You can run and run but you must be smart.
At Inter, we spent so much time dealing with politics, with agents. That took up 50 percent of my time, when it should have been 10 percent.
Hopefully we will see a lot of women doing sport and especially soccer, because I love soccer.
I was always a player who demanded the maximum at training and to try to finish as high as possible. I have that as coach, too.
If there are watching, for the World Cup final, 500 million people or something like that, and 100 million for a women’s final, that’s a difference. So it’s not the same.
It’s not a problem that you make mistakes in a match, but what I cannot accept is when you make them because you don’t want to listen.
I am firmly convinced that you have to create a fantastic atmosphere during a tournament.
I played a lot of times at the beginning at Ajax as a left full back with a fantastic combination with Mark Overmars but I think as a central defender and a leader in the back it was my best role I think.
It’s a little luck and a little how you are able to go physically and mentally for all 90 minutes. They say that is typical German soccer. Maybe now it is typically Dutch.
If I see progress, then I am satisfied.
I will always support not only women who do soccer, but do youth sports.
I was attracted by the opportunity of managing in the Premier League.
Against big clubs with fantastic players sometimes you will be pulled back, but still you have to be in the kind of shape where you can transition, be dangerous, or get the ball.
