Occupation: Football Manager Birth: January 26, 1973
I will always fight for my life for Liverpool, and that will be on and off the field..
Whilst I'm here, I'll always do the best I can..
The Merseyside derby games are unique in the city..
It's the nature of it. The players will want to compete at the highest level they possibly can..
If one day I go to a game and I don't feel I can win, maybe I don't go..
Even more important than statistics is then having the staff that can take the data and ensure it's presented in a way that improves individuals and ….
The quality of people you have around you as a manager is so vital. There are various factors that influence that process; fitness, form and the tact….
When you've got the ball 65-70% of the time, it's a football death for the other team...It's death by football..
I meet regularly with my staff to ensure they are aware of what I want, but also to make sure they have the chance to influence the process and use a….
I'm never going to walk away because I'll always have belief that I can improve players and make things better..
I dictate entirely how the team is prepared, and I am a hands-on coach; I love to be out there with the players taking the sessions..
They have a choice as a club. They don't have to sell. Maybe Southampton's objectives have changed. They were looking to be a Champions League club, ….
I believe a young player will run through a barbed wire fence for you. An older player looks for a hole in the fence, he’ll try and get his way throu….
Statistics and numbers are no good unless you have good people to analyse and then interpret their meaning and importance..
I’ve always said that you can live without water for many days, but you can’t live for a second without hope..
Look at Tottenham. You spend over £100-odd million, you'd expect to be challenging for the league..
I have a senior staff meeting every day, with key personnel who interface with the players - coaches, the medical staff, our analyst department. This….
I'd rather lose a game trying to win it, than lose it trying not to get beat.
I will leave no stone unturned in my quest - and that quest will be relentless - to try and get Liverpool back on the map again as a successful footb….
My template for everything is organisation. With the ball you have to know the movement patterns, the rotation, the fluidity and positioning of the t….
Liverpool Football Club is the heartland of football folklore.