Quotes from Steve Nicol

I loved room service.

I am a coach so I wouldn't call for someone to be sacked.

Most people satisfy their appetite when they sit down to eat. I'm not most people.

You don't just turn up and have a passing game. You can't sit back, you have to be 100 percent concentrated to make it work.

A successful team, at the very least they do the basics well, and then they add their own quality on top of that.

Preseason, you generally just want to make sure people work hard, do the basics right.

The game is all about doing the basics well, then you've got a chance.

Be prepared for every eventuality, both at Liverpool Football Club and in life.

Most players want to follow a pattern, especially when they're doing well, and when it goes wrong, they start looking for other patterns to do.

It's about creating an environment where they give their all and do their best. If you have 11 players doing that at one time then a good percentage of the time you're going to be successful.

When your touch goes, it starts biting into your confidence as well.

Not everybody is like Bobby Robson, going on forever.

Playing for Boston Bulldogs in front of 700 to 800 fans was obviously different from playing for Liverpool in front of the Kop and 40,000 passionate Reds.

The bottom line is it's a pleasure to be working for the Kraft family.

The Kraft family does it in the proper way. They genuinely care about their teams and who is involved with their teams. If you put it in simple terms, Mr Kraft is a great businessman and the guy is in the business of winning.

We always talk about experience and maturing, the best thing that can happen to a footballer is the game slows down for them. All of a sudden, they can see things, they can see passes, they can see space, the whole game opens up for them.

You can't pick and choose when you are going to be at your best.

There are certain things you have to do to make a pass.

I think sometimes it's a little bit dangerous to change things when clearly they're working.

As a Liverpool supporter, all you want is for them to be successful.

Crisps, pies, pizzas, coke - I was a bit of a human dustbin. But my philosophy was: 'Ach, I'll burn it off at training.' And I did.

That feeling when I got the New England Revolution job on a permanent basis was one of relief, similar to when I signed for Sheffield Wednesday - I knew I was capable of doing a job at a decent level again but I just needed someone to believe in me.

I've always said, nothing wrong with being frustrated and upset with bad results, but you get it out of your system. You can't stick it in a bag and carry it around with you. You have to move on, same way you would if things went well. You know, don't spend the rest of the week patting everyone on the back and saying how well they've done.

I know the 'Have a nice day' attitude gets mocked but I like America's positivity. When I go back to Scotland folk seem so miserable.