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Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.

Bill Shankly

Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better.
BILL SHANKLY

Football Games Simple
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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Balls Next Sticks
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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Break Cheat Legs Wife
Chairman Mao has never seen a greater show of red strength.
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Mao Red Shows
I’m a people’s man – only the people matter.
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Matter Men People
A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.
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Football Funny Teamwork
First is first,Second is nothing
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Firsts Game Nothing Second
Well the Kop’s exclusive. The Spion Kop at Liverpool is an institution. And if you are a member of the Kop you feel as if you are a member of a big society where you’ve got thousands of friends all roundabout you. And they’re united and loyal.
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Bigs Institutions Loyal Society
The very word ‘Anfield’ means more to me than I can describe.
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I Can Mean
We don’t need to motivate players because each of them is responsible for the performance of the team as a whole. The status of Liverpool’s players keeps them motivated.
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Motivate Motivated Performance Polymer Team
The problem with you, son, is that all your brains are in your head. (to a Liverpool trainee)
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Brain England Son
I have been received more warmly by Everton than I have by Liverpool. It is scandalous that I should have to write these things about the club that I helped build into what it is today.
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Club Games Soccer Writing
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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Country Caught Eye Games Men Ones People
When I’ve got nothing better to do, I look down the league table to see how Everton are getting along.
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League Looks Tables
This city has two great teams – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.
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Cities Soccer Team
My idea was to build Liverpool into a bastion of invincibility. Had Napoleon had that idea he would have conquered the bloody world.
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Giving Ideas World

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