Chris Hughton Quotes

Chris Hughton

Profession : Footballer

Birth : December 11, 1958

Well, every manager has to take his personality into the job that he does, but irrespective of that personality you have to be aggressive when you need to be.

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The most important thing is that you can make tough decisions, discipline people when you need to, but also create a spirit to get the ultimate thing you're aiming for, which is winning enough games.

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My priority has always been to do the best possible job in whatever role I'm in.

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Well, it's about getting points. And there are different ways of getting points. Whether you're offensively good, capable of scoring enough goals to win enough games, or resilient enough not to lose too many.

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It's always a nice thought to be coming against the best managers.

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I am naturally very disappointed to have lost my job but immensely proud to have served as Norwich City's manager.

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If I look at my era, you looked at the black players who were playing then and there weren't many - Clyde Best... Certainly as each generation has gone, there have been role models for young black players to aspire to.

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When you look at role models, you tend to look at players who have played at the highest level, your Viv Andersons and so on.

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I think as a manager you want to manage at the highest level possible and international management is one of those higher levels.

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Jose has managed at some big, big clubs, and at all of those clubs, there is pressure, it comes with the territory. But he has a wonderful way of dealing with that pressure, and when you manage these sorts of clubs, you've got to be used to that.

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You'll never get anyone saying something detrimental about Jose - he's an outstanding manager.

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Whether it is a classy performance where you are creating a lot of chances or a scrappy one-goal win, it doesn't matter.

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I think you have to dig deep in every performance.

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I understand the Rooney Rule and I understand why it is critical in America. I certainly think there are differences between the American system and in American football, there is such a large percentage of players who are of ethnic backgrounds. I think there is a difference here... I don't think its appropriate here.

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I think the fact that we are trying to get as many young black and ethnic coaches involved in the game through campaigns to encourage that are important.

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A big part of managing is managing defeats and assessing where you are. It's making sure that you prepare a group of players and that you create an environment that is a competitive one but that is also a realistic one.

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I think all you can do is prepare properly for every game but you also have to be realistic. Be realistic about what you are as a team.

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I am immensely proud of my achievements with Newcastle and I enjoyed a fantastic relationship with the players, my staff and the supporters during my time as manager.

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There is always pressure on managers at whatever stage of a season because we want to be winning games and we want to be winning football matches.

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You have to be able to get enough points from your away games or it puts difficulty on your home games.

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