Alan Hansen

Athlete

United Kingdom

1955 - Present

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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
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
I only started concentrating on football as a career when I left school at 18. I played golf for the Scottish and British boys' teams.
Alan Hansen
Potentially he could be. He scored the goal four years ago in France against Argentina that was extraordinary.
Alan Hansen
I think when people talk about ambition and talking to him, it might have seemed that he wasn't ambitious.
Alan Hansen
Playing for 14 years definitely took its toll mentally. I decided when I was playing my last season that when I retired from football I would never go back into it, and I've never regretted that decision.
Alan Hansen
When George Graham was there they complained, harking back to better days, but I think that's a fantasy.
Alan Hansen
Manchester City have been in the doldrums for a while, they came up and went straight back down again.
Alan Hansen
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 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