Author: Bobby Robson Page 2

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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People want success. It's like coffee, they want instant.

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I’m not going to look beyond the semi-final – but I would love to lead Newcastle out at the final.

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

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Both teams – and Brazil even – got better.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Home advantage gives you an advantage.

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Look at those olive trees – they’re two hundred years old – from before the time of Christ!

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