Subject: Colemanballs (Page 26)

He’s one of those footballers whose brains are in his head.

Scottish football player

Poland nil, England nil, though England are now looking the better value for their nil.

British sports commentator

If England had scored in the first half, I think the young legs would have found younger hearts inside them.

English football player & manager

He’ll be giving everything, but he hasn’t got everything to give.

Scottish football player

The good news for Nigeria is that they’re two-nil down very early in the game.

English football player & manager

The goals changed the game for us.

football player & manager

Scotland don’t have to score tonight, but they do have to win.

Scottish football player & manager

Ardilies always says “If you’re confident you’re always totally different to the player that’s lacking confidence.”

English football player

The only thing Norwich didn’t get was the goal that they finally got.

English football player

Unfortunately, we keep kicking ourselves in the foot.

England football player

As I say, if we score more goals than them, then we’ll win.

Allegations are all very well but I would like to know who these alligators are.

There’s no way that Ryan Giggs is another George Best… he’s another Ryan Giggs.

Scottish football player

What would help the Ecuadorian side is if they could get a glimpse of the possibility of scoring a goal.

English football player, manager & analyst

The number of chances they had before the goal they missed..

English football player & announcer

I can play in the center, on the right, and occasionally on the left side.

professional football player

That’s great, tell him he’s Pele and get him back out there.

Scottish football player & manager

The Croatians don’t play well without the ball.

English football player & commentator

Liverpool have come out with all guns flying.

English football player

I’m not superstitious or anything like that, but I’ll just hope we’ll play our best and put it in the lap of the gods.

Irish football player & manager

They [Rosenborg] have won 66 games, and they’ve scored in all of them.

English football player & commentator