Words matter. These are the best Niko Kovac Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I question everything I do.
It is not for nothing that titles are decided at the back.
I never panic.
We have to learn from the past.
I prefer the 4-2-3-1 formation and stick to it but have my own interpretations.
Everyone has their own taste, and you can argue about taste.
Giving up is the first way to fail. It does not exist for me.
The players who play have to perform. If they don’t, then they will be replaced. That has always been the case.
We want to win all of our matches and focus on ourselves.
To say a player is past it at 29, 30 isn’t right.
The money’s there in England. They try to gather the best players. We do it differently here at Bayern. We have no investors, no owners.
We just must make sure we give everything we can to become champions.
If, as Bayern, you lose 2-0 at Hertha, nobody believes you that you can still be satisfied with the performance.
There is only one Messi. No matter what I say, it’s too little. You have to shower him with superlatives.
Mentality beats quality.
It’s all about togetherness and to pay the other the necessary respect. If you do that, then we all would feel better. It is not always a taking but also a giving in both directions.
A coach should not stir up headlines after a match.
Football provides the most beautiful stories.
I have always said that I am a friend of VAR.
Real Madrid without Cristiano Ronaldo are, of course, not what they were with Ronaldo, but they’re still a very good team.
I’m a realist.
If you stick to what the Bible teaches, then you have everything you need: honesty, openness, friendliness, respect, tolerance, and much more, which is often lost nowadays.
Victories are always important.
I don’t underestimate any opponent.
For the top stars, it’s just more appealing to go to the Premier League than to Bundesliga.
Dembele is a great player.
We need to be confident, but do not look back; look at what’s coming.
There are no guarantees. If you spent money, it’s no guarantee you win stuff.
We’re all different, and we have to accept and tolerate each other’s characteristics.
A lot of players are naturally talented, but you also have to work to improve yourself.
Everyone wants to score goals – that’s the point of football – but you have to look at the whole situation in detail.
Spending big money does not mean you win all the silverware.
My job is to keep my players fit and fresh for the important games.
I am an optimist, not a dreamer.
There will always be cases where one player plays, and another doesn’t.
That’s the way people are in general: they see everything negatively at first and then choose to ask questions.
You build up the opponent, and you lose confidence.
There are a lot of good players all over the world.
When you fall, you always have the opportunity to get up.
Empathy is important, openness, honesty, and an understanding for others.
Competition means the best player will play.
I’m a firm believer in science.
I can’t play 50 players.
The words ‘give up,’ ‘raise the white flag’ do not exist in my vocabulary.
