Ralph Hasenhuttl Quotes

My talent in playing football was not the highest but I was very hard-working, interested to learn and get better, and this focus made me better and better.

I always challenge myself.

The top clubs in the Premier League benefit very much from the fact that there are six teams on a very high level. They have so many games against each other so that they practically play Champions League the whole year. That helps them very much to persist in the international games.

I found my luck in Leipzig. We achieved the goal of playing internationally much faster than we had intended. There are certainly worse destinies than being coach of such a team.

I want to be my own character.

I had not so much talent. I was a striker who could score, but running was not my main goal.

To be honest helps you a lot to not waste time. It’s also the way I help the players most. It doesn’t matter if it is the captain or the last reserve player, I try to be honest.

I think it’s not so difficult to get a good atmosphere in St Mary’s.

We have six teams at the level of Bayern Munich in the Premier League.

Our philosophy is to give the young players a chance for the future because they are our future.

The players know what they have with Southampton, what they can expect from us, and that’s the main part.

We are all ambitious but important for me first is to have a stable spine to the team.

It wouldn’t be the worst thing if you don’t play that well but take points.

We will have a lot of video sessions and it will get mind-blowing for the guys. The training sessions are forcing you to be really concentrated and therefore I want them to discuss it, for them to come to me. It is all about input, it’s about mindset.

I was always in my mind that for the top-six clubs in England my name was not big enough.

After a disappointing game, we don’t want to look back.

I can’t take a view of the future of every player.

It’s not about being happy, it’s about being successful.

It’s better to be incognito because otherwise everyone is talking to you because they know you – and you can’t concentrate on the training because everyone is talking to you.

The higher we are, the more the focus will be on us and that means our opponents are going to try even harder against us.

The young players are only thinking about what they can win and that can sometimes be an advantage for you.

My goal is to get my name known in the Premier League. I want to put my footsteps in the snow.

Bohemian Rhapsody’ is fantastic. I like to play it, it’s beautiful.

Statistically, the chance of creating a goal is higher within 10 seconds of winning the ball.

As a player I had a few idols but that’s not really interesting any more. I was a striker and focusing on guys like Marco van Basten but as a coach I want to make my own footsteps.

Gaming is something you have to force actively against and I will do this.

It was something I always wanted to do: see how other people work.

If you want to be ahead of a team that never loses, that’s not easy.

I think when you invest a lot, you earn your rewards.

To work for the team and for the success of the team. That is more important than one ego.

That’s the way we want to go. Make smaller targets and then step by step developing.

In football, there are no guarantees.

You always have to reflect how you can become an awkward team to play against.

My goal is to get my name known here in the Premier League.

I guess they draw the comparisons with Jurgen because, just like him, I tend to live the technical area and I am as emotional when celebrating.

To take over a bottom club is the best thing that can happen to you as a coach. There’s a significantly higher chance that you can turn things around than failing.

I know there are no guarantees of winning and the only thing we have is to work on chances. If you want guarantees buy a washing machine.

We’ve got to get better and keep making even more progress.

I play the piano when I’m alone at home in the evening. Sometimes for friends when we are together, singing together, to create a nice atmosphere.

On the piano, I cover all styles. I turn to it for inspiration in sport, and whenever I need my rest.

Every opposition needs to be played in a different way and the formation depends on the opposition’s strengths.

You never stop learning.

I enjoy it very much to work in the best league in the world.

I am a manager who tries to be respectful and also very demanding.

I played until 37-years-old and my last three or four years I learnt the most.

I have a wonderful flat in Southampton and sometimes after games I have friends and family round and we have very nice evenings – especially after wins.

There are some games that are very special for the fans and they are really looking forward for these games, but for us as a manager in the moment it’s not in our focus.

If you want to be in front of Bayern, you have to play a perfect season.

To take something in the Emirates Stadium is far away from being easy but we don’t think about that.

I’m looking forward, not afraid of anything.