Football Quotes by Frank de Boer

I won in 1992 the UEFA Cup.

— Frank de Boer

I really like being a coach.

— Frank de Boer

I'm convinced I can be a good coach.

— Frank de Boer

Every league starts with homegrown players.

— Frank de Boer

I talk with every player individually and as a team.

— Frank de Boer

It's always positive to have more of the ball than the opponent, but you have to do something with it.

— Frank de Boer

Everybody knows you cannot expect us to win every game.

— Frank de Boer

You can be dominant without the ball by trying to move the opposition where you want them to go.

— Frank de Boer

Kris Commons and Scott Brown are key players for Celtic.

— Frank de Boer

I was attracted by the opportunity of managing in the Premier League.

— Frank de Boer

Every English club in the Premier League has money so there is the possibility to do something.

— Frank de Boer

Normally, Celtic dominate in their own league but it's difficult to get good results in Europe.

— Frank de Boer

Serie A has improved a lot in the last couple of years. The football played here is very modern now.

— Frank de Boer

Talent is important, but it's more important that you have character. Combined with talent, you can be a very good player.

— Frank de Boer

I want to thank Inter for having appointed me at this great big club. I want to bring this club to where…

— Frank de Boer

Messi will be the best in the world for many more years. Not just because of his goals - he also has…

— Frank de Boer

When I played at Ajax, we felt as if we were 1-0 up when we took to the field. We already knew…

— Frank de Boer

This Dutch national team is a team of friends, guys who work for each other and are good for each other. I…

— Frank de Boer

There is a new generation coming through at Ajax with Justin Kluivert, Donny van de Beek, Frenkie de Jong and Matthijs de…

— Frank de Boer

I played a lot of times at the beginning at Ajax as a left full back with a fantastic combination with Mark…

— Frank de Boer

David Silva is not physical but he is still one of the best players in the Premier League because he is a…

— Frank de Boer

You have three groups. One who is happy. Then players who are doubtful, but still feel they have a chance. And then,…

— Frank de Boer

You see a lot of times that when a player comes through to the first team and gets the big contract, they…

— Frank de Boer

The age between seven and 14 is so important. The basic techniques are in that, and afterwards it's mentality. Tactically, between seven…

— Frank de Boer

Missing the last European Championship in 2016 and the World Cup 2018 has created a gap. That's a shame.

— Frank de Boer

At the derbies between Real Madrid and Barcelona there is a great atmosphere.

— Frank de Boer

I want to add something to a club, something which people can say: 'That's the hand of Frank De Boer.'

— Frank de Boer

I would not leave Ajax for nothing. But Spurs are a club that I feel good about. They play good football.

— Frank de Boer

The most important thing I tell my players is to play their own game and show guts.

— Frank de Boer

Serie A has really grown and it's getting better and better. In my eyes it's a huge league.

— Frank de Boer

I'm grateful for the opportunity I've had with Atlanta United.

— Frank de Boer

I want a team where the fans are excited to come to our games, to see a team that wants to win…

— Frank de Boer

This is typical Mourinho. Rashford is the biggest talent you have in England. He needs games. He should be playing every week.…

— Frank de Boer

If I play at cards, I want to win and, coming into the games, I want to win, always, with the best…

— Frank de Boer

It's a little luck and a little how you are able to go physically and mentally for all 90 minutes. They say…

— Frank de Boer

If there are watching, for the World Cup final, 500 million people or something like that, and 100 million for a women's…

— Frank de Boer

I'm always thinking of the good in every player, but it's not like that. If they can stab you in the back,…

— Frank de Boer

Coaching in Major League Soccer and living in Atlanta has been a wonderful experience and a welcome new challenge.

— Frank de Boer

Against big clubs with fantastic players sometimes you will be pulled back, but still you have to be in the kind of…

— Frank de Boer