Author: Bobby Robson

Guppy has a dextrous left foot.

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

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We've got nothing to lose, and there's no point losing this game.

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If we start counting our chickens before they hatch, they won’t lay any eggs in the basket.

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He never fails to hit the target… but that was a miss.

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

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

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In a year’s time, he’s a year older.

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

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Everyone’s got tough games coming up. Manchester United have got Arsenal, Arsenal have got Manchester United and Leeds have got Leeds.

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

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

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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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Some of the goals were good, some of the goals were skeptical.

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

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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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