Niko Kovac

Athlete

183 Quotes

What was good yesterday might be bad the next morning, so you have to keep calm.

I don't need players who won't track back, and I'm certainly not keen on specialists.

Giving up is the first way to fail. It does not exist for me.

A five-year contract is worth no more than a six-month contract these days; it's very concerning.

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.

In the emotion, you say things that you regret the next day.

For me personally, Pep Guardiola is the best coach in the world.

If the family sticks together, things are easy. If not, it will fall apart. There are several examples in history. Take Troy or take Caesar.

You can't manage every footballer the same. Of course you'd love to, but it doesn't work like that. We're not robots.

It is not for nothing that titles are decided at the back.

If teams play Bayern, they bring another attitude to the pitch than if they play teams who are not Bayern.

I'm a realist.

There are a lot of good players all over the world.

We just must make sure we give everything we can to become champions.

If teams play Bayern, they bring another attitude to the pitch than if they play teams who are not Bayern.

I question everything I do.

Attacking is the tough part in football; defending is relatively easy.

If, as Bayern, you lose 2-0 at Hertha, nobody believes you that you can still be satisfied with the performance.

It's not easy to play against a team with a man down.

Just because a coach does not get out the clubs after a match but instead focuses on what he says, that's not an indicator of cluelessness.

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