Author: Bobby Robson Page 2

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

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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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Home advantage gives you an advantage.

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Gary Speed has never played better, never looked fitter, never been older.

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

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

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Maybe not goodbye, but farewell…

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

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The margin is very marginal.

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

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

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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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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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Practice makes permanent.

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

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Sir Bobby to Bryan Robson: Good morning, Bobby.

Bryan: You’re Bobby, I’m Bryan!

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

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

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Players only understand substitutions when they become managers.

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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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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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