41 Quotes by John Toshack

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.

If you look at the goals he scored, including the best move of the match, it's a perfect example for any youngster to follow,

He's an exceptional talent, a truly exceptional talent,

We don't man-mark anybody. I have never, ever done it in 27 years as a manager and I would never do it,

Rooney has those things that you cannot teach players - the positions he takes up just behind the front men is a European trait,

What I'm not in the habit of doing, and I'm not going to do, is go around cap in hand pleading with players to play for their country,

I've been very fortunate and privileged as a player and manager - I've been successful and picked up a lot of knowledge and experience,

Winning all the time is not necessarily good.

It's one thing to tell a front man to drop off and fill in the hole behind, but if they don't know why they are doing it, it is not an easy thing to teach. But Rooney's just got it.