Alan Hansen Quotes

• The Italians are very strong defensively. They showed in Euro 2000 how good defensively they are.

  Alan Hansen

• The boy can do anything, but to be the star of the World Cup you have got to get to the final and win it!

  Alan Hansen

• Potentially he could be. He scored the goal four years ago in France against Argentina that was extraordinary.

  Alan Hansen

• Manchester City have been in the doldrums for a while, they came up and went straight back down again.

  Alan Hansen

• It’s incredible considering the public perception that he was tight fisted and he was more than prudent, and lacked ambition to take Tottenham to where the fans wanted them to be.

  Alan Hansen

• In ’82 Brazil showed that you can’t win the World Cup without a solid defense.

  Alan Hansen

• I think when people talk about ambition and talking to him, it might have seemed that he wasn’t ambitious.

  Alan Hansen

• I think the reality is that, that money was probably badly spent.

  Alan Hansen

• I think if Tottenham are going to be top four side, the fans and the club will need to get away from the philosophy of ‘pretty football’, that’s got to go.

  Alan Hansen

• I played against the Brazilians in ’82, who were definitely the best team never to have won the World Cup.

  I played against the Brazilians in ’82, who were definitely the best team never to have won the World Cup.

  Alan Hansen

• I don’t think anyone enjoyed it. Apart from the people who watched it.

  Alan Hansen

• I don’t expect to see them in the top six but I think of all the teams that have come up in previous seasons, I think Manchester City are the biggest club.

  Alan Hansen

• He’s sharp, he can score and he doesn’t worry about missing.

  Alan Hansen

• Everybody likes Brazil and we want the Brazilians to come out.

  Alan Hansen

• Even though they won’t finish in the top four this season, they will still be of the contenders next season.

  Alan Hansen

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Birth:	15th June, 1955
Nationality:	Scottish
Profession:	Football Player

About

Alan David Hansen is a Scottish former football player and BBC television football pundit. He played as a central defender for Partick Thistle, Liverpool and Scotland. In 1990, he became the first outfield player to win English league titles in three different decades. As a pundit, Hansen has acquired a reputation for his critical and analytical approach to the game, particularly in regard to defending.

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