Otto Rehhagel Quotes & Sayings

Every match in the Euro is a dance on a razor's edge. — Otto Rehhagel

A football team is really a big family. There's a give and take ... but a few are working for their name only. They go the whole week trying to figure out who said something, what they said and where it happened instead of showing that they're big men. — Otto Rehhagel

It is great that soccer can unite people for one day. It is something politics has often tried, and we were able to do it today. All people became brothers. — Otto Rehhagel

When I arrived the players were talented, but did not obey the rules ... Once they understood what they needed to, they could express themselves. — Otto Rehhagel

There are no right or wrong, or fair results. There's just the final score. — Otto Rehhagel

Sometimes, you lose (a game) and sometimes the other team wins. — Otto Rehhagel

We bought good footballers. But many haven't got it, that football is a running and fighting sport. Against Bayern every team outdoes itself. And we do too little to counter that ... We need a couple of attack dogs. Sometimes I sit on the bench and think, 'Man, is this a friendly match?' — Otto Rehhagel