When I first signed schoolboy forms for United, as a midfield player, I felt for a while that I was just treading water. Mark Hughes More Quotes by Mark Hughes More Quotes From Mark Hughes If you feel a bit aggrieved or hard done by, you probably need the break just to reset yourself and give yourself time for different learning - to get out there and experience different things. Mark Hughes yourself you learning time You've got two huge clubs in Manchester that have got 'celebrity' managers, huge resources, massive turnovers. They can generate resources the rest of us can only imagine, and that's before the TV money even kicks in. Mark Hughes celebrity rest you money If Ryan Giggs was plying his trade and been the player he had been here in a foreign league, he would go straight from playing to an AC Milan or Inter Milan or any top European club out of the mix. Mark Hughes here top go trade When I come away from the ground, I'm quite quiet, but I like match day - that's when I come alive. Mark Hughes day like alive quiet Management is not about shouting and bawling, because some guys will not like that. They take it personally. Mark Hughes some will like management You have to win football matches, and if you don't, you allow people to criticise you. Mark Hughes win you football people I try, when I go into places, not to belittle what's gone before, because I know how difficult it is to manage, and everybody does it differently. Mark Hughes try go know difficult The perception is that the Stoke players were one-dimensional: that they could only play in a certain way, and that was the top and bottom of their capabilities. Mark Hughes top perception play way As a player, you just pick up your kit, go out, and train or wait for the ref to blow the whistle. Mark Hughes your wait go you Football's become a non-contact sport, and that's spoiled a lot of the fun for a lot of the people, including spectators. Mark Hughes become fun football people In my last years, I was conscious how I used to play the game when I first broke through. It was absolute chalk and cheese. I probably finished at the right time. There won't be many players like me in the future. Mark Hughes game me future time As a player, when you get beaten, you can comfort yourself by saying you did reasonably well. As a manager, when you get beaten, you think it's all your fault, but 70,000 people and all those watching on television know it's your fault. Mark Hughes yourself think you people Every United player understands what United is about. The players understand it is a privilege to play for United. Mark Hughes players understand privilege play At United, there has been continuity with the manager, with the success they have had. It gives them a different dynamic. Mark Hughes manager been different success It's no secret that I enjoyed the physical side when I was a player. I was a bumps-and-bruises man. Mark Hughes side man enjoyed secret I'd knock people over and bruise their pride, but I never went out to hurt people. That is not acceptable, and I don't want to see it in my team. Mark Hughes team pride hurt people I suddenly thought, if I was going to make a go of it, I was going to have to look after myself and not keep apologising for knocking people over. That transformed my career. Mark Hughes thought myself look people I had no direct experience of a relegation scrap, but with Wales, I never had the luxury of being allowed to lose games. I was under pressure to win even the friendlies. Mark Hughes lose never win experience Clearly, there comes a point where you have to demand from your front guys; goals is what sustain attackers. Mark Hughes point goals your you If you are loose and not quite taking clear-cut chances in training, then clearly you are not going to do that come match time. Mark Hughes going you training time
