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Niko Kovac
Croatian
Athlete
Born:
Oct 15
,
1971
Always
Good
Play
Player
Will
You
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I've always been someone who said that football is a contact sport.
Niko Kovac
Someone
Football
Contact
Sport
Said
Always
Been
Who
A lot of players are naturally talented, but you also have to work to improve yourself.
Niko Kovac
Work
You
Yourself
Talented
Also
Lot
Improve
Naturally
Players
Everyone has their own taste, and you can argue about taste.
Niko Kovac
You
Own
Everyone
About
Argue
Taste
Of course, the attacking players get the attention because they score the goals, score nice goals, and those are the moments that remain in memory. But I wish that other players who are not in the foreground, who still perform well for their club or association, get more recognition.
Niko Kovac
Memory
Goals
Wish
Club
Nice
Other
Those
Recognition
More
Remain
Attacking
Attention
Perform
Well
Course
Because
Foreground
Still
Score
Get
Who
Moments
Players
Association
Attacking is the tough part in football; defending is relatively easy.
Niko Kovac
Tough
Relatively
Easy
Attacking
Football
Part
Defending
My whole life, I have had to fight.
Niko Kovac
Life
Fight
Had
Whole
It's not easy to score three goals in 70 minutes.
Niko Kovac
Goals
Three
Easy
Minutes
Score
Football provides the most beautiful stories.
Niko Kovac
Beautiful
Most Beautiful
Football
Most
Provides
Stories
The expectation in Munich is always high, this expectation I have towards myself personally and to my players. I was aware of that when I signed with Bayern.
Niko Kovac
Myself
Expectation
Signed
High
Towards
Always
Personally
Aware
Munich
Players
If research can help us discover cures for diseases, it surely can improve a football team. Whether it's data analysis or biomechanics, it can give you an edge - and I'd be a fool if I didn't want that edge.
Niko Kovac
You
Fool
Edge
Research
Analysis
Give
Data
Football
Football Team
Surely
Discover
Cures
Improve
Diseases
Want
Whether
Us
Team
Help
I prefer the 4-2-3-1 formation and stick to it but have my own interpretations.
Niko Kovac
Own
My Own
Stick
Formation
Prefer
Interpretations
You can't manage every footballer the same. Of course you'd love to, but it doesn't work like that. We're not robots.
Niko Kovac
Work
Love
You
Every
Footballer
Like
Course
Robots
Manage
Same
We were raised as Christians, and religion plays an important role for us.
Niko Kovac
Religion
Important
Important Role
Were
Role
Us
Raised
Christians
Plays
A five-year contract is worth no more than a six-month contract these days; it's very concerning.
Niko Kovac
Worth
More
Days
Concerning
Contract
Very
Five-Year
Than
Dembele is a great player.
Niko Kovac
Great
Great Player
Player
Spending big money does not mean you win all the silverware.
Niko Kovac
You
Money
Win
Big
Spending
Does
Big Money
Mean
I don't believe it helps when internal affairs are made public.
Niko Kovac
Made
Believe
Affairs
Public
Internal
Internal Affairs
Helps
If, as Bayern, you lose 2-0 at Hertha, nobody believes you that you can still be satisfied with the performance.
Niko Kovac
You
Lose
Satisfied
Performance
Nobody
Still
Believes
The pros stretch their bodies to the limit.
Niko Kovac
Pros
Limit
Bodies
Stretch
Expectations run immensely high in Croatia. We may only be a small country, but people expect us to be our best at every major tournament.
Niko Kovac
Best
People
Country
Every
Our
Immensely
Run
High
Croatia
Only
Small
Small Country
Tournament
Major
Expect
Expectations
May
Us
Mentality beats quality.
Niko Kovac
Quality
Mentality
Beats
I can only pass on what is inside of me, whether it is love or money or the passion for dribbling or tricks with the ball.
Niko Kovac
Love
Me
Money
Passion
Tricks
Inside
Only
Ball
Pass
Whether
I can't play with 12 players.
Niko Kovac
Play
Players
You build up the opponent, and you lose confidence.
Niko Kovac
You
Confidence
Build
Lose
Opponent
Up
I want to play every single player, but I can only play 11 at a time.
Niko Kovac
Time
Single
Every
Only
Want
Play
Player
I'm a realist.
Niko Kovac
Realist
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