John Toshack
John Toshack
John Benjamin Toshack OBEis a Welsh former footballer and football manager. He currently manages Wydad Casablanca. He has also managed several others clubs including Swansea City, who he took from the Fourth Division to the First in four seasons, and two spells with Real Madrid...
coming forward game looking players quality
The players know what this game is all about. They've been looking forward to it coming around and they know the quality of player they are up against.
players
The players know us a lot better and we can say things to them without them getting offended,
advanced asked ball david delighted easy gives player praise rarely role special
It's easy to praise Ryan, he is always such an influential player and he scored two special goals. But I was delighted for David Vaughan. He is a clever, skilful player and he rarely gives the ball away. I asked him to play in an advanced role and he was outstanding all night.
avoiding four months players point saying
I will now not see these players for about four months so there is no point in not saying how I feel. I have never been one for avoiding the issue,
decide few players
There are one or two players with a few niggles, so we will need to take a look at them before we decide what to do,
player men rooney
Rooney has those things that you cannot teach players - the positions he takes up just behind the front men is a European trait,
country player hands
What I'm not in the habit of doing, and I'm not going to do, is go around cap in hand pleading with players to play for their country,
successful player managers
I've been very fortunate and privileged as a player and manager - I've been successful and picked up a lot of knowledge and experience,
player feet development
When we have four or five players out it's very difficult to get any continuity at this stage in our development. If I pull the blanket over my head my feet get cold, and if I push it over my feet my head gets cold.
football real player
I don't like champagne, I don't smoke cigars, I haven't any real jewellery at all, apart from the 8 pieces of gold I picked up at Anfield, the most important relationship at a football club is not between the manager and the chairman, but the players and the fans.
others send six three
The six of them did so well with us that I told Brian, 'I will keep the lot of them and send you three of the others from the squad! You can have them instead'.
advice advise anyone coming early leave match might miss otherwise until
I should advise anyone coming up to the match to come early and not leave until the end, otherwise they might miss something.
against cent england five four ok per prove quality sides top
England have a lot of quality in a lot of areas, particularly midfield. But they have still got to prove that they can be one of the top six. Against 60 per cent of sides, some of the things they did against us they'll be OK with. But against the top four or five sides they may just have to have a re-think.
attack bit caused chances counter created dozen finish game half last quite trouble
We caused quite a bit of trouble on the counter attack in our last game away from home, but unfortunately we weren't able to finish them off and take any of the half a dozen chances we created which is not normal,