Steve Nicol
Steve Nicol
Stephen "Steve" Nicolis a Scottish former professional footballer. He attended Marr College in Troon and developed into a utility player, who played for the successful Liverpool teams of the 1980s. He was also a regular member of the Scotland national football team and represented his country at the 1986 FIFA World Cup...
board certainly exactly gave hope looked realize shake taken though
I certainly hope it gave him a shake and made him realize what's important. He's come back and he's looked as though that's exactly what he's done. He's taken it on board for what it was and he's back to what he was.
ability anchor anybody close debate defense ideal minute
I don't see anybody close to him. To anchor the defense as a rookie, play every minute of every game, and play with consistency, there should be no debate about it. His ability and temperament are ideal for the position.
carried certain obviously pleased
It's not the worst, it's not the best. We're pleased with a lot of things we've done, but there are obviously certain things we're not carried away with.
beat carried early obviously pleased points shown teams though
It's not the worst, it's not the best. We're pleased with a lot of things we have done, there are obviously things we are not particularly carried away with, but it's early on. We feel as though we have shown teams already that, if they are going to beat us or take points of us, they're going to have to be at their best. We know where we are and where we have to improve.
bad behind games goal move
It was a bad goal on Matt's part. But for 26 games he's been outstanding. We'll put this behind us and move on.
guys physically season stage strong three
At this stage of the season we are not physically strong enough to play with three at the back. With three guys it's pretty demanding.
player
There's a player that we like who we think could come available.
chance position quickly
They are going to have to be in a position to defend. If we can counterattack quickly it's going to give us more chance to play.
biggest clint direction exactly gets goes hard likes plays point tools trains trying
The first thing with Clint is that he likes to play the game. He trains exactly how he plays and goes hard every day, so on Saturdays he gets the benefit. He's always trying new things, new tricks. The biggest thing is to try and point him in the right direction about when and when not to use the tools he has.
continue far good guys hear steady year
I think it's been a steady focus. So far this year we've done it, and we need to continue to do it. It's good to hear the guys think that way; that's where they want to go.
backbone box break couple fact forced forcing game home kansas kept knocked needed penalty pushing running tells
I think the fact that we were forcing the game and we were away from home in Kansas City, who is undefeated, kind of tells you that the backbone of team. We did make changes, we were forced into a couple of changes, but it never knocked us off our straight, we kept pushing forward. But we just never got that break in the penalty box when we needed it. It's just not running for us in the penalty box at the moment.
calm game gives good great lose possession slightly though
It is great that we are able to play Pepe, even though we lose Danny. They play the game slightly differently. Pepe gives us good possession and he will calm things down.
relax stinks
It stinks to go on the road. Hopefully, we'll be able to relax and play.
against cause chance change knock naturally players tight
We are not going to change what we have done all season. The players we have naturally go forward, and to go against what they do naturally, to knock that out of them, would cause problems. We will keep it tight at the back, but if we have a chance to go forward, we will do that.