I had no plans once I finished my football career, which was a problem, so I had to go looking for work. Television was the one area that it was easier to get a job than anywhere else. Alan Hansen More Quotes by Alan Hansen More Quotes From Alan Hansen You'll never win anything with kids Alan Hansen winningkids Speed is what makes the Premiership exciting. The millions who would have watched Manchester United and Chelsea would have seen a non-stop game in which the pace was electric even though the first half was a non-event. You could see a better technical game in Spain but for sheer frenetic movement there is nothing that comes close... Pace is more critical in the Premiership than in any other major league and if you don't have pace, you have to compensate with power or ability in the air and since Shevchenko has no power and is not particularly good in the air, he is in trouble. Alan Hansen airfootballsoccer The pressures are intense, because the rewards for success and the penalty for failure are more and more. Alan Hansen rewardscongratulationspressure It's incredible considering the public perception that he was tight fisted and he was more than prudent, and lacked ambition to take Tottenham to where the fans wanted them to be. Alan Hansen perceptionambitionhands Souness critics must eat humble pie as he transforms Newcastle. Alan Hansen scotlandpiehumble The boy can do anything, but to be the star of the World Cup you have got to get to the final and win it! Alan Hansen starswinningboys I was surprised, the triple-stack package produced eight to 15 more bushels. Alan Hansen packageseight In '82 Brazil showed that you can't win the World Cup without a solid defense. Alan Hansen brazildefensewinning The World Cup needs a brilliant Brazilian team. Alan Hansen teamworldneeds I think the reality is that, that money was probably badly spent. Alan Hansen realitythinking I think if Tottenham are going to be top four side, the fans and the club will need to get away from the philosophy of 'pretty football', that's got to go. Alan Hansen footballphilosophythinking The second half was easy to sum up - and absolute shambles! Alan Hansen denmarkscotlandhalf Live television is always stressful and the more you do it, the more you realise what can go wrong. Alan Hansen stressfulrealisingtelevision I don't miss playing football, but I do miss going into the dressing room every day and having a laugh. Alan Hansen missingfootballlaughing He's sharp, he can score and he doesn't worry about missing. Alan Hansen missingworrymissing-you I always wanted to be a golfer, only I realised that if I'd played golf I would have been skint. Alan Hansen realisedwantedgolf I played against the Brazilians in '82, who were definitely the best team never to have won the World Cup. Alan Hansen cupsteamworld Manchester City have been in the doldrums for a while, they came up and went straight back down again. Alan Hansen manchesterdoldrumscities The Italians are very strong defensively. They showed in Euro 2000 how good defensively they are. Alan Hansen eurovery-strongstrong I go by records and Bob Paisley is the No 1 manager ever! Alan Hansen paisleybobrecords
