Ron Atkinson Quotes

Zero-zero is a big score.

I never comment on referees and I'm not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat.

I'm going to make a prediction - it could go either way.

One of the reserves came up to me and said 'I'm finding it a bit hard, it's the first time I've ever been dropped'. So I told him to do what Nick Faldo does and work at his game. Next thing I know he's doing exactly what Faldo does, he's taken up golf.

You can see the ball go past them, or the man, but you'll never see both man and ball go past at the same time. So if the ball goes past, the man won't, or if the man goes past they'll take the ball.

Well, Clive, it's all about the two Ms - movement and positioning.

For me their biggest threat is when they get into the attacking part of the field.

Women should be in the kitchen, the discotheque and the boutique, but not in football.

He dribbles a lot and the opposition don't like it - you can see it all over their faces

Carlton Palmer can trap the ball further than I can kick it

I just wanted to give my players some technical advice. I told them the game had started.

You don't want to be giving away free-kicks in the penalty area.

All I do know is that I'll never be able to achieve what Tommy Docherty did, and that is take Aston Villa into the third division and Manchester United into the second division

They've picked their heads up off the ground, and they now have a lot to carry on their shoulders.

There's nobody fitter at his age, except maybe Raquel Welch.

I tell you what, if the Cameroons get a goal back here they're literally gonna catch on fire.

Now Manchester United are 2-1 down on aggregate, they are in a better position than when they started the game at 1-1.

Chelsea are the team who can break the Arsenal and Manchester United monopoly.

Scholes and Van Nistelrooy drugged the last two defenders.

Well, either side could win it, or it could be a draw.

How are they defensively, attacking-wise?

He's not only a good player, but he's spiteful in the nicest sense of the word.

He must be lightning slow.

They must go for it now as they have nothing to lose but the match.

I would not say he (David Ginola) is the best left-winger in the Premiership, but there are none better.

On another night, they'd have won 2-2.

Stoichkov's playing on the wing, in this situation he likes to come in and scalp the centre-half.

His head just disappeared into his shoulders.

Beckenbauer has really gambled all his eggs.

Moreano thought that the full back was gonna come up behind and give him one really hard.

His white boots were on fire against Arsenal, and he'll be looking for them to reproduce tonight.

Woodcock would have scored but his shot was too perfect.

There's a little triangle - five left-footed players.

Someone in the England team will have to grab the ball by the horns.

I'm afraid they've left their legs at home.

That was Pele's strength - holding people off with his arm.

If you score against the Italians you deserve a goal.

You half fancied that to go in as it was rising and dipping at the same time.

They've certainly grown, the Japanese. I mean grown in stature, playing-wise.

Apart from picking the ball out of the net, he hasn't had to make a save.

I think that was a moment of cool panic there.

We haven't had a strategic free kick all night. No one's knocked over attackers ad lib.

They've done the old-fashioned things well; they've kicked the ball, they've headed it.

He's the equivalent of the Spanish David Beckham.

The keeper was unsighted - he still didn't see it.

They scored too early.

Lee Dixon will be up against two South American left-handers tonight.

A ten-foot keeper really should have stopped that.

I would also think that the replay showed it to be worse than it actually was.

Chelsea look like they've got a couple more gears left in the locker.