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Silly Football Quotes from Managers, Players
and Commentators.
Here is a large collection of illogical quotes that we have
heard over the recent years.
Football Players
'I took a whack on my left ankle, but something told me it
was my right.'
Lee Hendrie
'I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a
foreign country.'
Ian
Rush
Interviewer: 'Would it
be fair to describe you as a volatile player?'
David
Beckham: 'Well, I can
play in the centre, on the right and occasionally on the
left side.'
'If you're 0-0 down, there's no-one better to get you back
on terms than Ian Wright.'
Robbie
Earle
'Germany are a very difficult team to play...they had 11
internationals out there today.'
Steve
Lomas
'I always used to put my right boot on first, and then
obviously my right sock.'
Barry
Venison
'I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't
know into what religion yet.'
David
Beckham
'The Brazilians were South American, and the Ukranians will
be more European.'
Phil
Neville
'All that remains is for a few dots and commas to be
crossed.'
Mitchell
Thomas
'Alex Ferguson is the best manager I've ever had at this
level. Well, he's the only manager I've actually had at this
level. But he's the best manager I've ever had.'
David
Beckham
'The opening ceremony was good, although I missed it.'
Graeme
Le
Saux
'One accusation you can't throw at me is that I've always
done my best.'
Alan
Shearer
'I'd rather play in front of a full house than an empty
crowd.'
Johnny
Giles
'Sometimes in football you have to score goals.'
Thierry
Henry
'I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we
won the league.'
Mark
Viduka
'He's put on weight and I've lost it, and vice versa.'
Ronnie
Whelan
'If you don't believe you can win, there is no point in
getting out of bed at the end of the day.'
Neville
Southall
'We lost because we didn't win.'
Ronaldo
'I've had 14 bookings this season - 8 of which were my
fault, but 7 of which were disputable.'
Paul
Gascoigne
'I've never wanted to leave. I'm here for the rest of my
life, and hopefully after that as well.'
Alan
Shearer
'I'd like to play for an Italian club, like Barcelona.'
Mark
Draper
'You've got to believe that you're going to win, and I
believe we'll win the World Cup until the final whistle
blows and we're knocked out.'
Peter
Shilton
'I faxed a transfer request to the club at the beginning of
the week, but let me state that I don't want to leave
Leicester.'
Stan
Collymore
'I was watching the Blackburn game on TV on Sunday when it
flashed on the screen that George Ndah had scored in the
first minute at Birmingham. My first reaction was to ring
him up. Then I remembered he was out there playing.'
Ade
Akinbiyi
'Without being too harsh on David Beckham, he cost us the
match.'
Ian
Wright
'It was a big relief off my shoulder.'
Paul
Gascoigne
'I'm as happy as I can be - but I have been happier.'
Ugo
Ehiogu
'It took a lot of bottle for Tony (Adams) to own up.'
Ian
Wright
'Leeds is a great club and it's been my home for years, even
though I live in Middlesbrough.'
Jonathan
Woodgate
'I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel.'
Stuart
Pearce
'My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about
7.'
David
Beckham
'I was surprised, but I always say nothing surprises me in
football.'
Les
Ferdinand
'It was like the ref had a brand new yellow card and wanted
to see if it worked.'
Richard
Rufus
'There's no in between - you're either good or bad. We were
in between.'
Gary
Lineker
'Winning doesn't really matter as long as you win.'
Vinny
Jones
Manager Quotes
'When a player gets to 30, so does his body.'
Glen
Hoddle
'I was a young lad when I was growing up.'
David
O'Leary
'Home advantage gives you an advantage.'
Bobby
Robson
'It's the only way we can lose, irrespective of the result.'
Graham
Taylor
'We must have had 99% of the game. It was the other three
per cent that cost us the match.'
Ruud
Gullit
'The philosophy of a lot of European teams, even in home
matches, is not to give a goal away.'
Alex
Ferguson
'In a year's time, he's a year older.'
Bobby
Robson
'The first 90 minutes are the most important.'
Bobby
Robson
'Shearer could be at 100% fitness, but not peak fitness.'
Graham
Taylor
'As I've said before and I've said it in the past...'
Kenny
Dalglish
'He was a player that hasn't had to use his legs even when
he was nineteen years of age because his first two yards
were in his head.'
Glenn
Hoddle
'I've seen them on television on a Sunday morning most days
of the week.'
Jack
Charlton
'People always remember the second half.'
Graham
Taylor
'If they hadn't scored, we would've won.'
Howard
Wilkinson
'Paolo Di Canio is capable of scoring the goal he scored.'
Bryan Robson
'It was a game we should have won. We lost it because we
thought we were going to win it. But then again, I thought
that there was no way we were going to get a result there.'
Jack Charlton
'We keep kicking ourselves in the foot.'
Ray
Wilkins
'I have a number of alternatives, and each one gives me
something different.'
Glenn
Hoddle
'Of the nine red cards this season we probably deserved half
of them.'
Arsene
Wenger
'It wasn't going to be our day on the night.'
Bryan
Robson
'Very few of us have any idea whatsoever of what life is
like living in a goldfish bowl, except of course, for those
of us who are goldfish.'
Graham
Taylor
'If you can't stand the heat in the dressing room, get out
of the kitchen.'
Terry
Venables
Commentator Quotes
'He's 31 this year: last year he was 30.'
David Coleman
'The ageless Dennis Wise, now in his thirties.'
Martin Tyler
'The Italians are hoping for an Italian victory.'
David Coleman
'Peru score their third, and It's 3-1 to Scotland.'
David Coleman
'If that had gone in, it would have been a goal.'
David Coleman
'Ian Rush is deadly 10 times out of 10, but that wasn't one
of them.'
Peter Jones
'Emile Zola has scored again for Chelsea.'
Radio
5 live
'This will be their 19th consecutive game without a win
unless they can get an equaliser.'
Alan
Green
'Martin O'Neill, standing, hands on hips, stroking his
chin.'
Mike
Ingham
'Such a positive move by Uruguay - bringing 2 players off
and putting 2 players on.'
John
Helm
'It's now 1-1, an exact reversal of the scoreline on
Saturday.'
Radio
5
live
'The Uruguayans are losing no time in making a meal around
the referee.'
Mike
Ingham
'Poland 0, England 0, though England are now looking the
better value for their 0.'
Barry
Davies
'West Germany's Briegel hasn't been able to get past anyone
yet - that's his trademark.'
John
Helm
'You don't score 64 goals in 86 games without being able to
score goals.'
Alan
Green
'It's headed away by John Clark, using his head.'
Derek
Rae
'Celtic manager Davie Hay still has a fresh pair of legs up
his sleeve.'
John
Greig
'And with just 4 minutes gone, the score is already 0-0.'
Ian
Darke
'The USA are a goal down, and if they don't get a goal
they'll lose.'
John
Helm
'I predicted in August that Celtic would reach the final. On
the eve of that final I stand by that prediction.'
Archie
MacPherson
'McCarthy shakes his head in agreement with the referee.'
Martin
Tyler
'It was the game that put the Everton ship back on the
road.'
Alan
Green
'Lukic saved with his foot, which is all part of the
goalkeeper's arm.'
Barry
Davies
'Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang
in the air for even longer.'
David
Acfield
'Sporting Lisbon in their green and white hoops, looking
like a team of zebras.'
Peter
Jones
'Forest have now lost six matches without winning.'
David
Coleman
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