John Toshack
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"John Benjamin Toshack" Order of the British Empire/OBE is a Wales/Welsh former Association football/footballer player, and a football manager now. His most recent managerial position was at FK Khazar Lankaran/Khazar Lankaran in the Azerbaijan Premier League.

He has also managed several others clubs including Swansea City A.F.C./Swansea City, who he took from the Fourth Division to the First in four seasons.

As a player, he is remembered for being part of the Liverpool F.C./Liverpool side of the 1970s, where he formed a forward partnership with Kevin Keegan.

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Rooney has those things that you cannot teach players - the positions he takes up just behind the front men is a European trait.

We don't man-mark anybody. I have never, ever done it in 27 years as a manager and I would never do it.

I should advise anyone coming up to the match to come early and not leave until the end, otherwise they might miss something.

It was always going to be hard but it may even be a bit harder now.

I think it's the right time for me - personally I think football management is about timing and being in the right place at the right time.

We don't man mark anybody.

Robbie [Savage] quit Wales after being told he was dropped!

He's an exceptional talent, a truly exceptional talent.

I've been very fortunate and privileged as a player and manager - I've been successful and picked up a lot of knowledge and experience.