Great Quotes in football

[dor02]

Now I remember that quote. It's typical Gentile.

When Kevin Keegan won the European Footballer of the Year award in 1978, Gentile told him "You would not have won if I was marking you." I agree with Claudio on that count.

[unclesox]

Now I remember that quote. It's typical Gentile.

When Kevin Keegan won the European Footballer of the Year award in 1978, Gentile told him "You would not have won if I was marking you." I agree with Claudio on that count.
Couldn't it be argued, however, that if Gentile was THAT good, he himself would've won Euro Footballer of the Year? :p

[dor02]

That's not the point. The point is that the defenders Keegan played against weren't tight markers in the Gentile mould.

[themodelcitizen]

In Maradona's biography he talks about his obsession with a quote by Obdulio Varela before the World Cup final game in 1950, when asked if he was happy with his team's performance, Varela responded that "we will only have fulfilled our duty when we have become World Champions" (don't have the book handy to check the exact wording). This drove Maradona on through the World Cups in 86 and 90

[unclesox]

That's not the point. The point is that the defenders Keegan played against weren't tight markers in the Gentile mould.
Well, I was only joking, as noted by the 'sticking-out-tongue' smilie.
But since you bring it up, who in that era would you rate alongside Gentile?
Keegan played in the Bundesliga when he won those awards, and during the late-70s the Bundesliga was considered the strongest and toughest league in Europe.
As great as Keegan was at Liverpool, English journalists at the time stated that he became an even better player while at Hamburg.

[dor02]

At that time, Gentile was definitely the most ruthless. In the Bundesliga, Manni Kaltz would have been the best right-back at that stage. Berti Vogts was past his best but still a man to fear. Uli Stielike wasn't a right-back but he would have been the only German who would have been just as ruthless as Gentile. In England, Scot Kenny Burns was one of the toughest and he is well rememebered for marking Keegan out of the 1980 European Cup Final.

If we talk about all defenders in general, Schwarzenbeck, Krol, Zmuda, Scirea and Passarella were amonst the best at the time.

[ForzaGrifo]

more Gattuso from the WC...

Gattuso being told that he has become the face of this WC after Ronaldinho's poor performances

"I can only ever dream of the kind of skill Ronaldinho has. To put us on par is an insult to soccer"

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Gattuso responding to a half-hearted question of making the WC team.

"Even if Marcello Lippi decided to send me home I would have chained myself to the team bus. You would have had to call the police to take me away"

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Ahead of the semi-final with Germany when he was on a yellow card

"I'd gladly miss the Final if it meant getting Italy there. Having said that, it's not as if I'm looking for a card with a Rambo bandana on my head. If the referee waves a yellow at me, I might just have to eat it"

Gotta love Gattuso. The guy wears his heart on his sleeves like no other. Truly a warrior and a great footballer.

[meininki]

"If I walked on water, my accusers would say it is because I can't swim."
Berti Vogts

"Offside is, when the referee whistles."
Franz Beckenbauer

"Nobody loves me, you can ask my wife."
Hans Mayer

"Sometimes you lose and sometimes the others win."
Otto Rehhagel

"The ball is round"
Sepp Herberger

"The game lasts 90 minutes"
Sepp Herberger

"After the game is before the game"
Sepp Herberger

"The next game is always the toughest one"
Sepp Herberger

"The next game is always the next one."
Matthias Sammer

[FORZA AZZURRI 406]

"I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country."

Ian Rush, English player

[FORZA AZZURRI 406]

"Argentina won't be at Euro 2000 because they're from South America."

Kevin Keegan, English coach

[xTottixCorex]

Two Quotes from former Celtic manager, Jock Stein

"Celtic jerseys are not for second best, They don't shrink to fit inferior players"

"I don't believe everything Bill tells me about his players. Had they been that good, they'd not only have won the European Cup but the Ryder Cup, the Boat Race and even the Grand National!" Jock Stein on Bill Shankly(sorry if i peeved a couple liverpoll fans with that one, lol.)

[geego]

Miguel Angel Lotina, coach:

"Crowds are fickle, one day they throw you flowers, another day they throw you the flower pot"

[Colorado_GAUCHO]

"Do not give me problematic, I'll give you "solutionatic".



"There are only three things that can stop in air: a hummingbird, a helicopter, and Dadá."


"After Garrincha, Dadá is the greatest joy of the people."


"I was so focused in scoring goals that I didn't have time to learn how to play football."


"There's no such thing as an ugly goal. Ugly is to not score one."


"I do not play football, I score goals."


Dadá Maravilha - a center-forward, and As of 2006, is the 3rd top scorer in the history of Brazilian football, trailing Pelé and Romário.

[Excape Goat]

"My Mum breast fed me until I was six or seven. The doctor says that's why I'm so strong" - Joaquín reveals. :eek:

[dor02]

"Do not give me problematic, I'll give you "solutionatic".



"There are only three things that can stop in air: a hummingbird, a helicopter, and Dadá."


"After Garrincha, Dadá is the greatest joy of the people."


"I was so focused in scoring goals that I didn't have time to learn how to play football."


"There's no such thing as an ugly goal. Ugly is to not score one."


"I do not play football, I score goals."


Dadá Maravilha - a center-forward, and As of 2006, is the 3rd top scorer in the history of Brazilian football, trailing Pelé and Romário.That's funny! Honestly, this guy must have drunk too much rum or any alcohol that Brazilians drink.

[United Pumps]

Gordon Strachan

... on Wayne Rooney
Its an incredible rise to stardom. At 17 you're more likely to get a call from Michael Jackson than Sven Goran Eriksson.

Reporter: Gordon, Do you think James Beattie deserves to be in the England squad?
Strachan: I dont care, I'm Scottish.

Reporter: "Gordon, can we have a quick word please?"
Strachan: "Velocity" [walks off]

Reporter: Welcome to Southampton Football Club. Do you think you are the right man to turn things around?
Strachan: No. I was asked if I thought I was the right man for the job and I said, "No, I think they should have got George Graham because I'm useless."

Reporter: Is that your best start to a season?
Strachan: Well I've still got a job so it's far better than the Coventry one, that's for sure.

Reporter: Are you getting where you want to be with this team?
Strachan: We're not doing bad. What do you expect us to be like? We were eighth in the league last year, in the cup final and we got into Europe. I don't know where you expect me to get to. Do you expect us to win the Champions League?

Reporter: Gordon, you must be delighted with that result?
Strachan: You're spot on! You can read me like a book.

Reporter: Gordon, Austin Delgado?
Strachan: I've got more important things to think about. I've got a yogurt to finish by today, the expiry date is today. That can be my priority rather than Agustin Delgado.

Reporter: This might sound like a daft question, but you'll be happy to get your first win under your belt, won't you?
Strachan: You're right. It is a daft question. I'm not even going to bother answering that one. It is a daft question, you're spot on there.

Reporter: Bang, there goes your unbeaten run. Can you take it?
Strachan: No, I'm just going to crumble like a wreck. I'll go home, become an alcoholic and maybe! jump of a bridge. Umm, I think I can take it, yeah.

Reporter: There's no negative vibes or negative feelings here?
Strachan: Apart from yourself, we're all quite positive round here. I'm going to whack you over the head with a big stick, down negative man, down.

Reporter: Where will Marion Pahars fit into the team line-up?
Strachan: Not telling you! It's a secret.

Reporter: You don't take losing lightly, do you Gordon?
Strachan: I don't take stupid comments lightly either.

Reporter: So, Gordon, in what areas do you think Middlesbrough were better than you today?
Strachan: What areas? Mainly that big green one out there....

... on being in 4th place
I'm going home now to get myself a Coca-Cola and a packet of crisps and I'll sit in front of the television and look at the table on Teletext all night.

I have discovered that when you go to Anfield or Old Trafford, it pays not to wear a coloured shirt because everyone can see the stains as the pressure mounts. I always wear a white shirt so nobody sees you sweat.
Absolute legend.

[DecadeOfDCU26]

summer of 05', FSC were showing highlights of a Chelsea preseason...Drogba headed over the bar

Jeremy St. Louis:

"Didier Drogba already showing his mid-season form"

[Seaside Mafia]

A couple of Birmingham City related quotes. First, Jim Smith, BCFC manager in the early 1980s after his team had lost a game in London:

Radio reporter: "The fans are right behind you, Jim."
Smith: "Well, let's hope I can shake them off before we reach Watford."

Then Vince Overson, BCFC captain in the early 1990s:
"This club isn't a sleeping giant - it's more like a comatose dwarf."

And one from Bill Shankly, who was never. als, connected with Birmingham:
"I love it when we play West Ham. They always play some beautiful football, the crowd always sees a wonderful game, and we always win 3-0."

Heh! The first one reminds me of Tommy Docherty:
Board Director: We're all behind you Tommy
Docherty: Well in that case I want you in front of me where I can see you.

Also, when he was at Preston playing alongside Tom Finney, they used to get paid very small amounts in the close season:
Docherty: How come Finney gets paid more than me?
Preston Chairman: He's a better player than you.
Docherty: Not during the summer he's not.

[Colorado_GAUCHO]

That's funny! Honestly, this guy must have drunk too much rum or any alcohol that Brazilians drink.

I saw the guy playing during the 80's and he was MUCH BETTER than Ronaldo or any other striker we had. After Romario and Pele' no player could score goals like Dada' did... the guy was the bomb!

[dor02]

I saw the guy playing during the 80's and he was MUCH BETTER than Ronaldo or any other striker we had. After Romario and Pele' no player could score goals like Dada' did... the guy was the bomb!Now I remember who he is! I know him as Dario though. I heard that he was good enough to play in 1970 for Brazil but Saldanha dropped him and even once Zagallo took charge, he was on the bench, if that. The Brazilian president was a big fan of his.

"Everybody loves Dario!"