“Players lose you games, not tactics. There's so much crap talked about tactics by people who barely know how to win at dominoes.” PeopleKnowsGamesWinningLosesKnow HowPlayerSoccerCrapTacticsPlaying GamesFootball Clubs Author:Brian Clough
“If I had an argument with a player we would sit down for twenty minutes, talk about it and then decide I was right!” IfsPlayerMinutesArgumentTwenties Author:Brian Clough
“I gave my players a version of the same message at ten-to-three every Saturday: 'I would shoot my granny right now for three points this afternoon.' They knew how important it was to give everything in the cause of victory. Every time. That's why my granny enjoyed more lives than my cat.” GivingImportantThreeCausesPlayerVictoryRight NowTenMessagesCatVersionsEnjoyedAfternoonSaturdayGranny Author:Brian Clough
“If a player is not interfering with play then he shouldn't be on the pitch.” IfsPlayPlayerInterfere Author:Brian Clough
“If any one of my players isn’t interfering with play, they’re not getting paid.” IfsPlayPlayerPaidInterfere Author:Brian Clough
“Being thick isn't an affliction if you're a footballer, because your brains need to be in your feet. And Beckham works hard, he's brave and he crosses a ball superbly. He treats a football like he does a wife, lovingly, with caresses.” IfsNeedsDoeHardBrainWifePlayerFeetFootballHard WorkCrossesTreatsBallsBraveSoccerThickAfflictionFootballerCaressBeckham Author:Brian Clough
