We don’t want our players to be monks. We want them to be better football players because a monk doesn’t play football at this level.
BOBBY ROBSONWe didn’t underestimate them. They were just a lot better than we thought.
More Bobby Robson Quotes
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There is only one word to describe football and that is ‘if only’.
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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 the only man I know who could start an argument with himself. (on Craig Bellamy)
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We’ve got nothing to lose, and there’s no point losing this game
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Home advantage gives you an advantage
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In a year’s time, he’s a year older.
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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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The margin is very marginal.
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We haven’t scored which means you haven’t got a chance of winning.
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Players only understand substitutions when they become managers.
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Alan Shearer has done very well for us, considering his age. We have introduced some movement into his game because he has got two good legs now. Last season he played with one leg.
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We didn’t underestimate them. They were just a lot better than we thought.
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It would have been nice if both players had maybe shaken hands with each other
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Jermaine Jenas is a fit lad. He gets from box to box in all of 90 minutes
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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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