“It sounds blase but there is a certain amount of luck. We'd all like to take a certain amount of credit for Kevin Doyle... I can't really remember what it was I particularly liked about Kevin when I watched him in Ireland. I had five pints of Guinness in the afternoon and it was all a bit blurred.” I CanRememberCertainBitsSoundFiveFootballAmountLuckCreditManagersSoccerAfternoonIrelandChairmanKevinPintsGuinness Author:Steve Coppell
“We're in the top six, we've got five points and I've told the lads we need another 80 to win the League.” NeedsWinningFiveFootballSixManagersSoccerLeagueChairmanLad Author:Joe Kinnear
“Liverpool can play for only five minutes and win the game, that is the way they are. They pump the ball into the box and with good set-piece delivery they keep you under pressure.” WayPlayGamesWinningFivePiecesMinutesFootballBallsPressureBoxesManagersSoccerFive MinutesChairmanDeliveryLiverpoolPumpsUnder Pressure Author:Alex Ferguson
“Remember I've seen a video tape of a Scotland-England match and I've seen him miss a chance from five yards. It was against England and he couldn't score. So what does that say?” DoeRememberChanceFiveMissingFootballEnglandVideoManagersSoccerScoreTapeYardsScotlandChairman Author:Berti Vogts
“I don't have to be jealous of Barcelona because they have 100 years of history and have won the European Cup once. I have only been managing for five years and I have the same amount of Champions League trophies to my name.” YearsNamesFiveFootballAmountCupsManagersSoccerLeagueChampionFive YearsJealousChairmanTrophiesBarcelonaBeing JealousChampions League Author:Jose Mourinho
“Faith-healing is peculiar enough at the best of times, but applying it to football merits a special league of barking. Why would God bother to perform a miracle that enabled Sol Campbell to yell Oh holy Jesus, now I can win the ball in the air. It's been five years since I could defend from corners, brothers and sisters, it's a miracle.” YearsI CanEnoughJesusWinningHealingFiveAirSpecialFootballBrotherHolyBallsMiracleCornersManagersSoccerBotherLeagueMeritFive YearsPeculiarBrothers And SistersChairmanFaith Healing Author:Mark Steel
“I have always preferred to liken the championship to a marathon. You have to know how to start the race, how to take the strain when problems come along and to make sure you don't give any potentially dangerous rivals an advantage. My policy is to ideally have five or six men around the age of 26, a couple of youngsters, a couple round the 28 mark and one or two in their 30s. But the nucleus of the team should be experienced and not too old.” KnowsMenGivingShouldTwoProblemAgeRaceKnow HowFiveTeamDangerousPolicyCoupleSixAdvantageMarkRoundsSoccerChampionshipStrainMarathonRivalsYoungstersX MenNucleus Author:Bob Paisley
“Some [soccer] players suffer four or five fatal injuries per game. That's how tough they are.” SufferingGamesFiveFourPlayerToughSoccerInjurySoccer Player Author:Dave Barry