Ron Atkinson Quotations

He sliced the ball when he had it on a plate.

I think that was a moment of cool panic there.

I've had this sneaking feeling throughout the game that it's there to be won.

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

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

Why not master? upon letting off wind whilst commentating live

I'm very keen to try my hand at international football.

Zero-zero is a big score.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

They scored too early.

There's a few tired limbs in the blue legs.

Huddersfield will want to win this one.

Scholes is very influential for England at international level.

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

Jari Litmanen should be made compulsory.

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

Heskey needs to punch his own weight.

You know when I say that things happen in matches? Well, it just happened there.

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

They've come out at half time and gone bang.

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

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

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

A ten-foot keeper really should have stopped that.

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

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

Scholes and Van Nistelrooy drugged the last two defenders.

They are playing above the ground.

...and he extends and grows even bigger than he is. (on Peter Schmeichel)

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

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

That's not the type of header you want to see your defender make, with his hand.

Liverpool will think 'we could have won this 2-2'

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

Beckenbauer has really gambled all his eggs.

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

Woodcock would have scored but his shot was too perfect.

He must be lightning slow.

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

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

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

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

I know where he should have put his flag up, and he'd have got plenty of help. (said at Stamford Bridge)

The Spaniards have been reduced to aiming aimless balls into the box.

Our fans have been branded with the same brush

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

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

I'm sure Bobby won't want them to be losing the match before winning it.

...was treading on dangerous water there... (on Phil Neville)

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

Their strength is their strength.

If you score against the Italians you deserve a goal.

There's a snap about Liverpool that just isn't there.

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

He's the equivalent of the Spanish David Beckham.

At international level, giving the ball away doesn't work too often.

Their forward got a lucky squeeze from the defender.

Yordi circumnavigated Ledley King there.

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

How are they defensively, attacking-wise?

The ball goes down the keeper's throat where it hits him on the knees to say the least.

This is the best Man United have played in Europe this season and, conversely, the opposition has been excellent.

He had acres of time there.

He'll take some pleasure from that, Brian Carey. He and Steve Bull have been having it off all afternoon.

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

His head just disappeared into his shoulders.

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