“Saido is immature, but my concern is that he would return to our team,”
Tony Pulis, although he wants Saido Berahino to return, did not miss the opportunity to criticize him.
“I don't want to use the word ‘favorites.’ We play at home and will choose tactics that guarantee the best result. We will try not to let the opponents breathe, press harder, and be on their half of the field,”
Modest Igoris Pankratjevas wouldn’t use the word ‘favorites’ even if the Lithuanian national football team was playing against the Sunday League’s underdogs.
“11 against 11 – we did with them what we wanted,”
Maybe one day Arvydas Novikovas will be able to say such a phrase not only after matches with San Marino?
“For example, look at Memphis (Depay). With his golden shoes, he looks like the Golden Boy. But what benefit does this bring to Holland?”
Remember M. Depay and the comments from last week? Well, Willem van Hanegem is back with similar insights.
“During my second season in Madrid, Jose Mourinho kicked me in the backside because I couldn't execute on the field what he wanted from me,”
Under J. Mourinho's leadership at "Real Madrid," not only the ball was kicked but also Raphael Varane's backside.
“I was very surprised when we signed him (Xherdan Shaqiri),”
You're not alone, Charlie Adam.
“I know Ronaldo plays in my position. But I'm not afraid of him. I am ready to challenge him,”
Denis Cheryshev wants to remove Cristiano Ronaldo from the main "Real" lineup. Good luck, Denis, you will need it.
“He (Louis van Gaal) is a really strong personality, but at the same time, he is pleasant. His face looks like a bulldog, but when you get to know him and talk to him every day, everything is fine. But only if you listen to him,”
Marcos Rojo says L. van Gaal is a great personality*
*additional conditions may apply.
“If we put Wayne Rooney here and he starts talking, do you think people would understand him? Simply cannot understand what he is saying,”
W. Rooney's articulation problem was raised by L. van Gaal.
“In the Derby competition, there is a lot of excitement, and one team plays well, the other loses. So let's hope that everything will turn out as badly as possible for the "Real" team,”
Gerard Pique doesn't like "Real." Really, really doesn't like it.
“Too bad the season doesn't end now,”
Alan Pardew would gladly stay in second place in the Premier League, where Crystal Palace was after the fourth round.
“People can be sure that Chelsea will not play in the Championship next season,”
Jose Mourinho believes that Chelsea will win their fight for survival.
“I don't feel pressure. Refugees feel pressure,”
... for the same reasons J. Mourinho doesn't feel pressure.
“The sports director kept repeating that he read bad things about me on Facebook, so he didn't want to acquire me, and I arrived at Sampdoria only thanks to Sinisa Mihajlovic,”
Stefano Okaka claims that Sampdoria is managed by incompetent, social media-obsessed people.
“I didn't want to go to Watford. Now I have to come to terms with it,”
Watford's newcomer Jose Holebas doesn't try too hard to win over his new club's fans.
“He pulled out a piece of paper and started reading one ‘fact’ after another. Rafa continued to say ‘fact... fact... fact...’ I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I sat there, sunk into the sofa, feeling shame for him,”
Steven Gerrard felt, like everyone else, foreign shame during Rafa Benitez’s famous ‘facts’ speech.
“It was the last day of the transfer window and Florentino Perez paid the entire buyout clause to sign Sergio Ramos. That night, I cried because as a sports director, I couldn't do anything,”
Former Sevilla sports director Monchi didn't want to lose Sergio Ramos.
“A true fan applauds the team even when things get tough,”
Leonardo Bonucci is not happy with the fans' whistles. To be honest, his dissatisfaction can be understood – after all, Juventus got a point against the league leaders.
