The best interviews of English Football Managerial legend Brian Clough, showing his passion for the game & his unique charisma & personality.
"He is widely considered to be one of the greatest managers of all time.
Charismatic, outspoken and often controversial, his achievements with Derby and Forest, two clubs with little prior history of success, are rated among the greatest in football history. His teams were also noted for playing attractive football and for their good sportsmanship. Despite applying several times and being a popular choice for the job, he was never appointed England manager and has been dubbed the "greatest manager England never had"
"I'm sure the England selectors thought if they took me on and gave me the job, I'd want to run the show. They were shrewd because that's exactly what I would have done” -
"Players lose you games, not tactics. There's so much crap talked about tactics by people who barely know how to win at dominoes”
"I wouldn't say I was the best manager in the business. But I was in the top one"
“Good managers make good sides. There’s no such thing as a side making a manager”
"If God had wanted us to play football in the clouds, he'd have put grass up there."
"If a chairman sacks the manager he initially appointed, he should go as well."