Author: Bobby Robson Page 2

Until we’re out of the Champions’ League we’re still in it.

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Eighteen months ago they (Sweden) were arguably one of the best three teams in Europe, and that would include Germany, Holland, Russia and anybody else if you like.

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Practice makes permanent.

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I would have given my right arm to be a pianist.

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The first 90 minutes of a football match are the most important.

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They’ve probably played better than they’ve ever done for a few weeks.

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If we start counting our chickens before they hatch, they won’t lay any eggs in the basket.

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Where do you get an experienced player like him with a left foot and a head?

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We’ve got great speed in the team, not just Gary Speed, but great speed!

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Byron Butler: You'd obviously made up your mind to play both Stein and Walsh?

Bobby Robson: Yes, I thought that individually and as a pair, they'd do better together.

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He’s the only man I know who could start an argument with himself.

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People want success. It's like coffee, they want instant.

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Well we got nine and you can't score more than that.

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Everyone’s got tough games coming up. Manchester United have got Arsenal, Arsenal have got Manchester United and Leeds have got Leeds.

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There will be a game where somebody scores more than Brazil and that might be the game that they lose.

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We’re flying on the Concorde; that’ll shorten the distance — that’s self-explanatory.

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He never fails to hit the target… but that was a miss.

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He’s very fast and if he gets a yard ahead of himself nobody will catch him.

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I do want to play the long ball and I do not want to play the short ball. I think long and short balls is what football is all about.

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He’s got his legs back, of course, or his leg – he’s always had one but now he’s got two.

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We didn’t underestimate them – they were a lot better than we thought.

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