Glenn Hoddle Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“The old adage that you shouldn't change a winning team doesn't apply in modern international football because managers have to study the opposition and pick players who exploit their weaknesses.”

“I have a number of alternatives, and each one gives me something different.”

“If people feel 4-4-2 is the way forward in international football, they'll have to wait until I'm out of a job.”

“I often felt as a player in a 4-4-2, you end up being outnumbered in midfield and chasing the ball, so as a manager I liked wingbacks to push forward; it gives the midfield player on the ball three or four options.”

“Nobody criticised me when we qualified for the World Cup when I decided that the best shape for us going forward was three men at the back and stretching the pitch width-wise, which gives you options.”