Henrik Larsson Quotes

I understand that I have to prove myself as a manager. I think I have the potential. I have a lot of knowledge to share, and I think I’m well equipped to translate my thoughts to the players.

Obviously, as a manager, you decide the set-up of the team, who‘s playing, but when it comes to doing the things I want, I have principles, but I also want to leave it open for the players to find their own solutions. At the end of the day, it’s also about the individual.

You’re going to watch football all your life – you’re going to watch the Champions League and the Europa League – and I don’t have a great feeling when I watch the Europa League, but when I watch the Champions League, I have a great feeling.

In England, somewhere. I want to be at a big team, in the big leagues again.

You learn a lot about yourself when things aren’t going well. It’s always good to be the underdog.

I think, as long as I’m in this line of work, I’m always going to be mentioned when Celtic are looking for a new manager.

The thing that is really important is that the players have the drive to do something more with their football. If you have that, you can make a decent player into a very good player.

I’m honoured to train players that want more from their football than just raising their small wages.

Football is all about self-confidence.

I didn’t have a clue how big a club Celtic were when I joined.

My managerial ambitions were the same as I had as a player: to become as good as possible and to join the big teams in the big leagues.

The dreadlocks were easy to maintain: I got up in the morning and flicked my head. If they got too big, I’d pull them apart every now and again. In the end, I got too old for them.

I can’t be Martin O’Neill; I can’t be any of the other coaches – I have to make my own way.

I think the day you underestimate the importance of the job at Celtic Football Club, that’s the day when you fail. I’ve seen a few coaches doing that.

The career I had at Celtic, the amount of goals and assists and the relationship with the fans and the club, I can’t regret that. That’s something I’m going to cherish as long as I live.

At Helsingborgs, there were ups and downs, and you need to learn how to handle it.

I had many good managers: Wim Jansen, Martin O’Neill, Frank Rijkaard, and Alex Ferguson, to name just a few.

There are players who tend not to look at the money short-term: they have a bigger plan.

As long as I am involved in football and doing this work, I am going to be connected to Celtic.

I was 22, and getting into a World Cup squad is what you dream about as a kid, so finishing third was fantastic.