I've never tried to artificially create distance between myself and the players. — Mark Hughes Between Copy Share Image
At United, there has been continuity with the manager, with the success they have had. It gives them a different dynamic. — Mark Hughes Continuity Copy Share Image
I try, when I go into places, not to belittle what's gone before, because I know how difficult it is to manage,… — Mark Hughes Difficult Copy Share Image
Management is not about shouting and bawling, because some guys will not like that. They take it personally. — Mark Hughes About Copy Share Image
Football's become a non-contact sport, and that's spoiled a lot of the fun for a lot of the people, including spectators. — Mark Hughes Become Copy Share Image
As a player, I had no idea whatsoever about getting a team ready for a game, what it entails. — Mark Hughes About Copy Share Image
Every United player understands what United is about. The players understand it is a privilege to play for United. — Mark Hughes About Copy Share Image
All the major sports have video reviews, and for some reason, the Premier League, which is watched all around the world, is… — Mark Hughes Around the world Copy Share Image
As a player, when you get beaten, you can comfort yourself by saying you did reasonably well. As a manager, when you… — Mark Hughes Beaten Copy Share Image
If you feel a bit aggrieved or hard done by, you probably need the break just to reset yourself and give yourself… — Mark Hughes Break Copy Share Image
I had no direct experience of a relegation scrap, but with Wales, I never had the luxury of being allowed to lose… — Mark Hughes Experience Copy Share Image
Sometimes the manager actually is the glue that holds everything together, and when you take that manager out, sometimes that's when things… — Mark Hughes Everything Copy Share Image
I would like to think that during my time at Stoke - and other clubs I was at - I was always… — Mark Hughes Management Copy Share Image
Attacking football is what I want to watch as a manager; it's what I want from my teams. It's easier to be… — Mark Hughes Attacking Copy Share Image
The perception is that the Stoke players were one-dimensional: that they could only play in a certain way, and that was the… — Mark Hughes Could Copy Share Image
The four and a half years I had at Stoke is something I will always look back on with pride because it… — Mark Hughes Achievement Copy Share Image
I'd knock people over and bruise their pride, but I never went out to hurt people. That is not acceptable, and I… — Mark Hughes Hurt Copy Share Image
When I first signed schoolboy forms for United, as a midfield player, I felt for a while that I was just treading… — Mark Hughes Felt Copy Share Image
It's no secret that I enjoyed the physical side when I was a player. I was a bumps-and-bruises man. — Mark Hughes Man Copy Share Image
In my last years, I was conscious how I used to play the game when I first broke through. It was absolute… — Mark Hughes Future Copy Share Image
They say that pace is the first thing to go, but my game was never based on pace. It was about strength… — Mark Hughes Challenges Copy Share Image
Sometimes you have to park things you're not happy with, because there are more important things to be done. — Mark Hughes Done Copy Share Image
You have to win football matches, and if you don't, you allow people to criticise you. — Mark Hughes Allow Copy Share Image
As a player, you just pick up your kit, go out, and train or wait for the ref to blow the whistle. — Mark Hughes Go Copy Share Image
When I come away from the ground, I'm quite quiet, but I like match day - that's when I come alive. — Mark Hughes Alive Copy Share Image
Clearly, there comes a point where you have to demand from your front guys; goals is what sustain attackers. — Mark Hughes Clearly Copy Share Image
If you are loose and not quite taking clear-cut chances in training, then clearly you are not going to do that come… — Mark Hughes Chances Copy Share Image
There are certain games where you have to hold your hands up, take your medicine, and move on to the next one. — Mark Hughes Hands Copy Share Image
Competing in the Premier League is more difficult than winning trophies in plenty of countries abroad. — Mark Hughes Competing Copy Share Image
If Ryan Giggs was plying his trade and been the player he had been here in a foreign league, he would go… — Mark Hughes Club Copy Share Image
You've got two huge clubs in Manchester that have got 'celebrity' managers, huge resources, massive turnovers. They can generate resources the rest… — Mark Hughes Celebrity Copy Share Image
At City, I didn't realise how much we had to do until we got there. Here, I didn't need to change the… — Mark Hughes Change Copy Share Image
I suddenly thought, if I was going to make a go of it, I was going to have to look after myself… — Mark Hughes Career Copy Share Image
My job as a manager is to get the best out of your players. Sometimes you get it wrong, and you won't… — Mark Hughes Best Copy Share Image
I remember Ron Atkinson used to play in the sessions at Manchester United when he was the manager. Rated himself as a… — Mark Hughes Football Copy Share Image
You can't manage one size fits all; you've just got to know your group and know what ticks players' boxes. — Mark Hughes Boxes Copy Share Image
Players' moods change on a daily basis, so it depends how you find your players, and up to you to get the… — Mark Hughes Best Copy Share Image
There's a full Football League programme every Tuesday, so I see those games and get to check out people like Paul Jones… — Mark Hughes Football Copy Share Image
If we are going to ask questions of the defensive guys, then we are going to ask questions of the guys at… — Mark Hughes Ask questions Copy Share Image
I always wanted to win, but I only used to get upset if I hadn't done myself and the people around me… — Mark Hughes Better Copy Share Image
