Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that.
BILL SHANKLYFootball is a simple game based on the giving and taking of passes, of controlling the ball and of making yourself available to receive a pass. It is terribly simple.
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I was the best manager in Britain because I was never devious or cheated anyone. I’d break my wife’s legs if I played against her, but I’d never cheat her.
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Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
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It’s a 90 minute game for sure. In fact I used to train for a 190 minute game so that when the whistle blew at the end of the match I could have played another 90 minutes.
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Train the right way. Help each other. It’s a form of socialism without the politics.
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A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.
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Football is a simple game based on the giving and taking of passes, of controlling the ball and of making yourself available to receive a pass. It is terribly simple.
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My life is my work. My work is my life
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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!
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It’s to remind our lads who they’re playing for, and to remind the opposition who they’re playing against. (on the ‘This Anfield’ plaque)
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If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I’d draw the curtains.
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I don’t drop players. I make changes.
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The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
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If you get to the edge of the penalty area with the ball and don’t know what to do next, just stick the ball in the net for now. We can evaluate the other options later.
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I’ve had many skilful men and the likes of Peter Thompson, Ian St John, Kevin Keegan and Steve Heighway were the ones who caught the eye. But the best professional of the lot was Gerry Byrne.
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We absolutely annihilated England. It was a massacre. We beat them 5-4.
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