Niko Kovac

A coach should not stir up headlines after a match.

— Niko Kovac

In football you have to look forward.

— Niko Kovac

You build up the opponent, and you lose confidence.

— Niko Kovac

I have always said that I am a friend of VAR.

— Niko Kovac

I am an optimist, not a dreamer.

— Niko Kovac

We have to learn from the past.

— Niko Kovac

In Germany, it is normal, when games end, you shake hands with your players.

— Niko Kovac

I want to play every single player, but I can only play 11 at a time.

— Niko Kovac

Sometimes I make certain assumptions but find they're not immediately obvious to my players.

— Niko Kovac

The words 'give up,' 'raise the white flag' do not exist in my vocabulary.

— Niko Kovac

Spending big money does not mean you win all the silverware.

— Niko Kovac

There will always be cases where one player plays, and another doesn't.

— Niko Kovac

I don't believe it helps when internal affairs are made public.

— Niko Kovac

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

— Niko Kovac

You have seen it: You can put something into the world, and all of a sudden, everybody believes that. Like throwing a…

— Niko Kovac

The expectation in Munich is always high, this expectation I have towards myself personally and to my players. I was aware of…

— Niko Kovac

If research can help us discover cures for diseases, it surely can improve a football team. Whether it's data analysis or biomechanics,…

— Niko Kovac

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

— Niko Kovac

For the players, these top, top, top games or these top, top, top events - like a World Cup or a European…

— Niko Kovac

You have to stick to your plan. Throwing everything overboard and inventing something on the spot does not make sense. You will…

— Niko Kovac

Everyone wants to score goals - that's the point of football - but you have to look at the whole situation in…

— Niko Kovac

Just because a coach does not get out the clubs after a match but instead focuses on what he says, that's not…

— Niko Kovac

At Bayern, you always go into a season with the goal to win titles.

— Niko Kovac

Every player brings something from their own culture into the collective.

— Niko Kovac

That's the way people are in general: they see everything negatively at first and then choose to ask questions.

— Niko Kovac

When you're together, you can do anything, be it in sports or in society.

— Niko Kovac

A lot of players are naturally talented, but you also have to work to improve yourself.

— Niko Kovac

We were raised as Christians, and religion plays an important role for us.

— Niko Kovac

We cannot play soccer without hands. You need your arms while running.

— Niko Kovac

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

— Niko Kovac

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

— Niko Kovac

Fitness gives you confidence, and if you're fit, you don't have to wonder whether you'll last the 90 minutes.

— Niko Kovac

We should not always discuss whether or not a player is angry.

— Niko Kovac

Everyone has their own taste, and you can argue about taste.

— Niko Kovac

Playing for the national team is not the same as playing for your club.

— Niko Kovac

Empathy is important, openness, honesty, and an understanding for others.

— Niko Kovac

There are no guarantees. If you spent money, it's no guarantee you win stuff.

— Niko Kovac

There is only one Messi. No matter what I say, it's too little. You have to shower him with superlatives.

— Niko Kovac

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

— Niko Kovac

I prefer the 4-2-3-1 formation and stick to it but have my own interpretations.

— Niko Kovac