Anyone who is offered the job of becoming England manager must have been successful in club management. The ability to motivate your players and clearly translate your instructions are the key skills necessary in order to lead the Three Lions to glory.
Here are a few quotes from our bosses not quite getting their point across.
“Until we’re out of the Champions’ League we’re still in it.”
Bobby Robson
“The first 90 minutes are the most important.”
Bobby Robson
“It’s the only way we can lose, irrespective of the result.”
Graham Taylor
“People always remember the second half.”
Graham Taylor
“It’s a game we’ve got to win. It’s also a game we’ve not got to lose.”
Graham Taylor
“He’ll also be very dangerous from set-pieces. That means he’ll be a threat from free-kicks and corners in the final third of the field.”
Kevin Keegan
“If you can’t outplay the opposition, you must outnumber them.”
Terry Venables
“The tide is very much in our court now.”
Kevin Keegan
“Anything from 1-0 to 2-0 would be a nice result.”
Bobby Robson
“Discipline is not only very important, it’s crucial.”
Kevin Keegan
“We’ve got nothing to lose, and there’s no point losing this game.”
Bobby Robson
“I said to the lads at halftime, I said, there was nothing to say.”
Bobby Robson
“We have spent three matches chasing a football.”
Kevin Keegan
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