Johnny Giles Quotes

Ireland, Football Player
November 6, 1940

Michael John "Johnny" Giles is an Irish former association footballer and manager best remembered for his time as a midfielder with Leeds United in the 1960s and 1970s. After retiring from management in 1985, Giles served as the senior analyst on RTÉ Sport's coverage of association football from 1986 until 2016. The FAI voted Giles as the greatest Irish player of the last 50 years at the UEFA Jubilee Awards in 2004.

Also known as Sports Analyst

Pele wasn't as gifted as George Best and I would definitely put George above Johan Cruyff because he had more heart.

Johnny Giles
- Heart
- Gifted
- Pele
Living in Manchester was like living on the moon... wherever that might be.

Johnny Giles
- Moon
- Living
- Manchester

I was a creative player, but I got some bad injuries early on and I decided that if this was a jungle we were playing in then it's better to be a lion than a lamb.

Johnny Giles
- Playing
- Lion
- Jungle
There's only one plan in football: win you next match.

Johnny Giles
- Win
- Plan
- Match
Kilbane did what he normally does: ran his heart out and gave the ball away a lot.

Johnny Giles
- Heart
- Ball
- Ran
People didnt know until I said it publicly that I had a nasty side. It was never obvious to the fans. I never lost my head, you see. Never got sent off.

Johnny Giles
- Lost
- Head
- Sent Off
Home advantage is usually an advantage to the home team.

Johnny Giles
- Home
- Team
- Advantage
Great teams always have a Plan B. Look at Barcelona. Their Plan B is to stick to Plan A.

Johnny Giles
- Plan
- Teams
- Stick

I'd rather play in front of a full house than an empty crowd.

Johnny Giles
- House
- Play
- Crowd
The longer Jose Mourinho goes on, and on, and on, the more difficult it is for me not to despise him and the set of values he's bringing to football.

Johnny Giles
- Football
- Values
- Despise