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.
The most important thing in a game like that is to win it.
The culmination of three trophies was the pinnacle of my career and it has been rewarded with a knighthood.
In England, it’s a rare thing to see a player smoking but, all in all, I prefer that to an alcoholic. The relationship with alcohol is a real problem in English football and, in the short term, it’s much more harmful to a sportsman. It weakens the body, which becomes more susceptible to injury.
I tell the players that the bus is moving. This club has to progress. And the bus wouldn’t wait for them. I tell them to get on board.
Everest in his slippers. That’s what he was like.
He was taking 30 seconds to book a player. He was needing a rest. It was ridiculous.
The pace of the game demanded a referee who was fit. It is an indictment of our game. You see referees abroad who are as fit as butcher’s dogs. We have some who are fit. He wasn’t fit.
He could start a row in an empty house.
You can’t do anything about them...
There has been a lot of expectation on Manchester City and with the spending they have done they have to win something. Sometimes you have a noisy neighbor and have to live with it.
I’m going to tell you the story about the geese which fly 5,000 miles from Canada to France.
If Chelsea drop points, the cat’s out in the open. And you know what cats are like – sometimes they don’t come home.
Jose understands winning and losing are twins in a way. When you win you don’t gloat and when you lose you don’t go bananas.
At the last minute, from what I can gather, either Emmanuel Adebayor or his agent phoned us after they had agreed a deal with City and then did the same with Chelsea. He was desperate to get to either Chelsea or us.
The credit to them, the better team won and there’s nothing we can do about that now.
He’s a novice – he should keep his opinions to Japanese football.
We have to try to beat Everyone.
Football management is such a pressurized thing – horse racing is a release. I’m also learning to play the piano – I’m quite determined – it’s another release from the pressure of my job.
Wayne is truly blessed. He doesn’t just have ability, he has a fire inside him.