Quotes by Brendan Rodgers

I've studied Spanish, but I need to improve. I'll probably improve when I work in the country one day. For most people, when they travel to a country, their language becomes better.

As a coach, we are not magicians; we work with the players and look to improve them and give them every opportunity, but if you are not creating or scoring goals over a consistent period of time, it is difficult for you as a coach.

You always want to win games and to develop the team, so it's very important that you have encouragement from your fans.

It's very difficult to say that a player is irreplaceable because the nature of football means that someone always steps in to take the shirt and provides different elements to your team.

The likability of any player is always up for debate, and people will always use their own moral compass to judge Luis Suarez, but that's not something I tend to focus on. I concentrate on what he is like with me on a day-to-day basis, and he is a great man.

I've been fortunate enough to work with lots of really good players, so it would be disrespectful to single out the best.

My message is always very, very clear: I'm very concentrated on the game.

My decision was that after nearly three years at Celtic - with everything we'd achieved and the success we'd had on the pitch, the improvements off the pitch - then it was time to move on to my next challenge.

I've always had one in my teams - that sort of central pivot that orchestrates the game.

What you have in Scotland is an unpredictability with surfaces - and I've already said you don't get good games on artificial turf - and that can affect performances and results.