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Ronald Koeman

(1963) Association Football Player

101 quotes in 268 categories

Ronald Koeman talks about coaching, saying he wants to lead the Netherlands and respects the Premier League. He says Messi is the greatest but needs other great players around him, and he encourages adapting to new teams, countries, and teammates. He also says he doesn’t avoid criticism, hates when players keep passing the ball back to the goalkeeper, and believes Romelu’s potential could outshine Everton.

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Ronald Koeman is an association football player.

Quick Facts About Ronald Koeman

Born: March 21, 1963
Profession: Association Football Player

About Ronald Koeman

During his playing career he scored over 250 goals while playing in defence.

Quotes by Ronald Koeman

I love coaching and I love Barcelona.

Barcelona

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I want a quiet life.

Life

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I sort of collect watches.

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Everything is s*** because we lost.

Football

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Who does not want to coach Barcelona?

Barcelona

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I don't read the comments of fans, no.

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Great coaches can't win always in life.

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I still believe in 'how you train, how you play.'

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I know what it is like when a player has big ambitions.

Ambitions

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The Europa League is a different calibre than the Champions League.

Champions

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A new project can offer you a new challenge.

Challenge

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Everything would have been different for Barcelona without Messi.

Barcelona

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Some players need pressure to get the best out of themselves.

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Becoming Netherlands coach could be a nice end to my career.

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If anyone has to overtake me, I'm glad that it is Messi.

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I accept that everyone is entitled to his opinion and as a coach, I don't run away from criticism.

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What I don't like too much really is individual comments about the performances of the players after the game.

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Lukaku sees football and lives for his game the way I think a top player should live for it.

Football

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It's all about the qualities of the players. The better the players, the easier it is for the manager.

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I know myself that I am a manager who really gives young players a chance when they deserve it.

Chance

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I don't speak about rumours every day in the press, because it's not necessary to tell everybody the same answer.

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I like to be in Europe - it's important for our experience. It's good for the club, the players and the fans.

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You can have Guardiola as a manager, you can have Koeman as a manager, anybody as a manager, but the players inside…

Football

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I like to play attacking football, but I think the big difference is that we expect a lot more from our strikers,…

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Full compliments to everybody in Southampton because the support of the fans was amazing and the spirit and the belief of the…

Amazing

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When I was a player it was not normal that I would cook at home but now that I have more time,…

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I know English football people say you have to look out for young players, that maybe they can play 15 or 20…

English football

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We all like being part of the Premier League. There is a lot of attention and we enjoy that but football is…

Attention

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I played with Romario. Sometimes you think he's sleeping, then in one split second he's scoring. It's a big quality. That means…

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In Holland we have always viewed Villa as an important club with a tradition of being powerful in Europe when I was…

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We know it's impossible sometimes to have good defending against Cristiano Ronaldo but we want to keep the ball, with good possession,…

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There are so many other examples in the Premier League of players who are the best in their country and make a…

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I don't step back, that's football. It's about winning.

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The best player to compare to Aguero is Romario.

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I respect and admire the Premier League.

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I hate players who always play the ball back to the goalkeeper.

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I'd prefer to have 10 players scoring 10-15 goals than one scoring 25.

Goals

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I think it is always good to know what is happening around the club.

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We have to be confident. If we are not you can't win.

Confidence

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That's the difference between outside and playing in the Premier League.

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