Ron atkinson quotes

I tell you what, if the Cameroons get a goal back here they're literally gonna catch on fire.

There's a few tired limbs in the blue legs.

Stoichkov's playing on the wing, in this situation he likes to come in and scalp the centre-half.

I know where he should have put his flag up, and he'd have got plenty of help. (said at Stamford Bridge)

I'm going to make a prediction - it could go either way.

All I do know is that I'll never be able to achieve what Tommy Docherty did, and that is take Aston Villa into the third division and Manchester United into the second division

You don't want to be giving away free-kicks in the penalty area.

Liverpool will think 'we could have won this 2-2'

Well, Clive, it's all about the two Ms - movement and positioning.

A ten-foot keeper really should have stopped that.

They've come out at half time and gone bang.

He dribbles a lot and the opposition don't like it - you can see it all over their faces

On another night, they'd have won 2-2.

At international level, giving the ball away doesn't work too often.

That's not the type of header you want to see your defender make, with his hand.

He's the equivalent of the Spanish David Beckham.

You can see the ball go past them, or the man, but you'll never see both man and ball go past at the same time. So if the ball goes past, the man won't, or if the man goes past they'll take the ball.

His head just disappeared into his shoulders.

You half fancied that to go in as it was rising and dipping at the same time.

I'm sure Bobby won't want them to be losing the match before winning it.

The Spaniards have been reduced to aiming aimless balls into the box.

Now Manchester United are 2-1 down on aggregate, they are in a better position than when they started the game at 1-1.

We haven't had a strategic free kick all night. No one's knocked over attackers ad lib.

I think that was a moment of cool panic there.

There's a little triangle - five left-footed players.

He's not only a good player, but he's spiteful in the nicest sense of the word.

He'll take some pleasure from that, Brian Carey. He and Steve Bull have been having it off all afternoon.

This is the best Man United have played in Europe this season and, conversely, the opposition has been excellent.

I never comment on referees and I'm not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat.

Yordi circumnavigated Ledley King there.

The keeper was unsighted - he still didn't see it.

Chelsea are the team who can break the Arsenal and Manchester United monopoly.

They've certainly grown, the Japanese. I mean grown in stature, playing-wise.

You know when I say that things happen in matches? Well, it just happened there.

Women should be in the kitchen, the discotheque and the boutique, but not in football.

They've picked their heads up off the ground, and they now have a lot to carry on their shoulders.

Zero-zero is a big score.

Woodcock would have scored but his shot was too perfect.

He had acres of time there.

They are playing above the ground.

For me their biggest threat is when they get into the attacking part of the field.

There's nobody fitter at his age, except maybe Raquel Welch.

Huddersfield will want to win this one.

Our fans have been branded with the same brush.

If you score against the Italians you deserve a goal.

They must go for it now as they have nothing to lose but the match.

Apart from picking the ball out of the net, he hasn't had to make a save.

Carlton Palmer can trap the ball further than I can kick it

...and he extends and grows even bigger than he is. (on Peter Schmeichel)

Beckenbauer has really gambled all his eggs.

I just wanted to give my players some technical advice. I told them the game had started.

I've had this sneaking feeling throughout the game that it's there to be won.

Scholes is very influential for England at international level.

Lee Dixon will be up against two South American left-handers tonight.

I'm afraid they've left their legs at home.

The ball goes down the keeper's throat where it hits him on the knees to say the least.

How are they defensively, attacking-wise?

They've done the old-fashioned things well; they've kicked the ball, they've headed it.

Scholes and Van Nistelrooy drugged the last two defenders.

I would not say he (David Ginola) is the best left-winger in the Premiership, but there are none better.

Their strength is their strength.

Someone in the England team will have to grab the ball by the horns.

Chelsea look like they've got a couple more gears left in the locker.

There's a snap about Liverpool that just isn't there.

...was treading on dangerous water there... (on Phil Neville)

Moreano thought that the full back was gonna come up behind and give him one really hard.

They scored too early.

Heskey needs to punch his own weight.

One of the reserves came up to me and said 'I'm finding it a bit hard, it's the first time I've ever been dropped'. So I told him to do what Nick Faldo does and work at his game. Next thing I know he's doing exactly what Faldo does, he's taken up golf.

He sliced the ball when he had it on a plate.

Jari Litmanen should be made compulsory.

That was Pele's strength - holding people off with his arm.

I would also think that the replay showed it to be worse than it actually was.

His white boots were on fire against Arsenal, and he'll be looking for them to reproduce tonight.

He must be lightning slow.

Well, either side could win it, or it could be a draw.

Their forward got a lucky squeeze from the defender.