Author: Bobby Robson

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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He’s the only man I know who could start an argument with himself.

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I said to the lads at halftime, I said, there was nothing to say.

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

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We didn’t underestimate them – they were a lot better than we thought.

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Maybe not goodbye, but farewell…

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He’s very fast and if he gets a yard ahead of himself nobody will catch him.

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

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When he was dribbling, he used to go through a minefield with his arm, a bit like you go through a supermarket.

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

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Guppy has a dextrous left foot.

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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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Steve Hodge has been unfit for two weeks, well, no, for 14 days.

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Practice makes permanent.

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

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Titus looks like Tyson when he strips off in the dressing-room, except he doesn’t bite and has a great tackle.

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We’re flying on the Concorde; that’ll shorten the distance — that’s self-explanatory.

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Byron Butler: You'd obviously made up your mind to play both Stein and Walsh?

Bobby Robson: Yes, I thought that individually and as a pair, they'd do better together.

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Where do you get an experienced player like him with a left foot and a head?

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

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