When you talk about professional footballers, rightly or wrongly, people often already have an idea in their head about what they’re like; they’ll paint a picture before they’ve met them. Chris Coleman Read Quote
I’ve been in football a long time and one thing you don’t do is when things are going well, you don’t get carried away. And when they don’t, you stay positive. Chris Coleman Read Quote
I think everybody is under the impression that everyone wants to work in the Premier League. I want to work at the top level like everyone else, but it doesn’t mean that’s the Premier League. Chris Coleman Read Quote
I don’t like talking past the next game. It’s never served me right in the past. Chris Coleman Read Quote
If you ask any manager after a defeat, you want to be as far away from it as you can. Chris Coleman Read Quote
There’s not many Premier League clubs as big as Sunderland, with their fanbase and stadium and facilities. Chris Coleman Read Quote
I shared a dressing room with Alan Shearer. I used to watch the opposition looking at him, and they’d be thinking they need to score more than one because Shearer is going to score, and he scores every game. That psychological advantage is fantastic. Chris Coleman Read Quote
When you’re playing for Real Madrid, even when you’re playing well, you’re under scrutiny. Chris Coleman Read Quote
When I was playing, I always preferred to be meeting a side like the Faroe Isles or San Marino early doors. Do things right in those games, and you knew you would get six points on the board, at least be up and running and challenging in the group. Chris Coleman Read Quote