Author: Bobby Robson

I do want to play the long ball and I do not want to play the short ball. I think long and short balls is what football is all about.

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Players only understand substitutions when they become managers.

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Their football was exceptionally good – and they played some good football.

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They can’t change any of their players, but they have changed one of their players and that’s the coach.

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Maybe not goodbye, but farewell…

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Well we got nine and you can't score more than that.

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They’ve probably played better than they’ve ever done for a few weeks.

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There will be a game where somebody scores more than Brazil and that might be the game that they lose.

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They're two points behind us, so we're neck and neck.

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He’s got his legs back, of course, or his leg – he’s always had one but now he’s got two.

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Anything from 1-0 to 2-0 would be a nice result.

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In a year’s time, he’s a year older.

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I would have given my right arm to be a pianist.

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We’ve got great speed in the team, not just Gary Speed, but great speed!

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Eighteen months ago they (Sweden) were arguably one of the best three teams in Europe, and that would include Germany, Holland, Russia and anybody else if you like.

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The margin is very marginal.

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The first 90 minutes of a football match are the most important.

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We don’t have to play them every week, although we do play them next week.

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Until we’re out of the Champions’ League we’re still in it.

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Alan Shearer has done very well for us, considering his age. We have introduced some movement into his game because he has got two good legs now. Last season he played with one leg.

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Both teams – and Brazil even – got better.

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