Alan Hansen
Alan Hansen
Alan David Hansenis a Scottish former football player and BBC television football pundit. He played as a central defender for Partick Thistle, for the successful Liverpool team of the late 70s and 80s, and for Scotland. As a football pundit, Hansen is known for his outspoken views, particularly on team's defensive performances, frequently criticising what he believed was "diabolical" or "shocking" defending. He made his name as a pundit on Match of the Day from 1992 to 2014...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth13 June 1955
I always wanted to be a golfer, only I realised that if I'd played golf I would have been skint.
I played against the Brazilians in '82, who were definitely the best team never to have won the World Cup.
In '82 Brazil showed that you can't win the World Cup without a solid defense.
The World Cup needs a brilliant Brazilian team.
I go by records and Bob Paisley is the No 1 manager ever!
It's incredible considering the public perception that he was tight fisted and he was more than prudent, and lacked ambition to take Tottenham to where the fans wanted them to be.
If the sheriff is cutting the program on drug testing, why are we approving a contract to show videos to inmates?
The problem England have got is that if they don't win the group they will play the French and if they play them, they will be beaten.
These guys live and breathe football; they get something out of going to the training ground every day.
What I always do is just look at the players, look at the best 11 they can put on the pitch.
When George Graham was there they complained, harking back to better days, but I think that's a fantasy.
I don't expect to see them in the top six but I think of all the teams that have come up in previous seasons, I think Manchester City are the biggest club.
I hear people saying 'the way the game should be played'. Rubbish. That's the worst saying in football. You win the game, then worry about the way it should be played.
You'll never win anything with kids