Some Quotes..
'You were a crap player, you are a crap manager. The only reason I have any dealings with you is that somehow you are manager of my country and you're not even Irish, you English ****. You can stick it up your bollocks.' Roy Keane on Ireland manager Mick McCarthy
'We are not here to have a great time as we have a job to do and, anyway, Japan is probably not my favourite holiday destination.' Assistant coach Michael Skibbe endears himself to the locals
'The first game is decisive for the rest of the tournament. We certainly won't underestimate them.' Oliver Kahn talks up Saudi Arabia - who they then beat 8-0
'It is like one of those crazy bouncing balls, those that you play with when you are a kid.' Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon gets his excuses in early
'We weren't lucky. It's the Irish who have a flower in their arses! What the referee did makes you want to kill him. He crushed us. And as for the linesman - he's got a spring-loaded arm.' Manager Josè Antonio Camacho after Spain beat Ireland
'Landon Donovan can play up front as one of our two forwards or underneath our two forwards.' USA's Bruce Arena talks tactics
'I was stunned by the way Cameroon played. It frightened me. I have never seen such a lazy group of players compete in a World Cup.' Franz Beckenbauer, for once not criticising Germany
'What would help the Ecuadorian side is if they could get a glimpse of the possibility of scoring a goal.' Graham Taylor shows his legendary motivational skills
'They've certainly grown, the Japanese. I mean grown in stature, playing-wise.' Ron Atkinson narrowly averts a diplomatic incident
'Brazil train every day with its reserve team and they are better than the official England team.' Brazil goalkeeper Marcos shows remarkable foresight
'My team-mate Cafu had told me that David Seaman usually moves forward preparing to take the square balls. It was a bit far, but I tried it.' Ronaldinho talks up his winner against England
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