Author: David Pleat

Stoichkov is pointing at the bench with his eyes.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

There he goes again, doing doggies.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

He wasn’t really trying to score with that shot.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

Eighty per cent of teams who score first in matches go on to win them; but they may draw some… or occasionally lose.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

I’ve just noticed something interesting; the left and right backs have both got long sleeve shirts on.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

He’s very quick for a man of his age. I suppose you’d call him ageless. He’s 33 or 34.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

Oh dear, I forgot to put my watch back to Swiss time.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

For such a small man Maradona gets great elevation on his balls.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

He’s got a brain under his hair.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

There’s Thierry Henry, exploding like the French train that he is.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

I’ve never known a Groundhog Day like this and I’ll have to go and see the film to find out what it’s all about.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

I’m not too sure how much you get for winning the Champion’s League, but it’s definitely 10 million euros.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

Moutinho using his weight there – all 5’ 7” of it.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

Pires has got something about him, he can go both ways depending on who’s facing him.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

Of course, Steven Gerrard is one of only a few Liverpool players who never get left out by Rafa; and even he doesn’t always get picked.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

For such a small man, Maradona gets great elevation on his balls.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

Marseille needed to score first, and that never looked likely once Liverpool had taken the lead.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

I feel like a drunken man who doesn’t have a drink.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

A game is not won until it is lost.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

I’ve seen some players with very big feet, and some with very small feet.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

Eighty per cent of teams who score first in matches go on to win them. But they may draw some. Or occasionally lose.

English football player, manager & sports commentator