John Toshack
John Toshack
John Benjamin Toshack OBEis a Welsh former footballer and football manager. He currently manages Wydad Casablanca. He has also managed several others clubs including Swansea City, who he took from the Fourth Division to the First in four seasons, and two spells with Real Madrid...
divisions hard lower playing stepping
It has been hard for some of them, stepping up from the lower divisions where they are playing a lot more games, is tough.
advanced asked ball david delighted easy gives player praise rarely role special
It's easy to praise Ryan, he is always such an influential player and he scored two special goals. But I was delighted for David Vaughan. He is a clever, skilful player and he rarely gives the ball away. I asked him to play in an advanced role and he was outstanding all night.
avoiding four months players point saying
I will now not see these players for about four months so there is no point in not saying how I feel. I have never been one for avoiding the issue,
fitness mark moment performer problem wise
Mark is an experienced performer and at the moment fitness wise we don't see a problem with him,
create destroy difficult easier games
It's a lot easier to destroy than to create and if you look at Azerbaijan's games they're difficult to beat,
advice advise anyone coming early leave match might miss otherwise until
I should advise anyone coming up to the match to come early and not leave until the end, otherwise they might miss something.
talent truly
He's an exceptional talent, a truly exceptional talent,
decisions experience future regarding time vulnerable
It is a time I feel most vulnerable because of the decisions I have to make regarding the long-term future of this project. I know I have the experience to do better and I know I must do better.
communication maybe
Maybe if there's a communication breakdown, it's between the Blackburn medics and their manager,
again beat chances dent england next poland share view
As a Welshman I share the view that we want to beat England to dent their chances of qualifying, but then again I want to do the same thing to Poland next week.
bit hard harder
It was always going to be hard but it may even be a bit harder now.
others send six three
The six of them did so well with us that I told Brian, 'I will keep the lot of them and send you three of the others from the squad! You can have them instead'.
football management personally time timing
I think it's the right time for me - personally I think football management is about timing and being in the right place at the right time.
expect fitness match obviously problem season since start
Obviously match fitness is something else but that's a problem we have had since this season started. We would expect to start with him.