Football quotes

Arjen Robben: (on injuries)
“It’s frustrating. You’re out with injury, you work hard to come back, and once you are, you are as happy as a kid if you can do a rondo on the training. And then in the next match, bang! Another injury. It’s tough.”

Arjen Robben (on diving):
“I already admitted that I have been stupid. That wasn’t good. I know now, I bit me in the butt. Sometimes I saw myself on tv and I thought of myself as a total dickhead. But I have changed. It’s not like I was more on the ground than on my feet. Sometimes it is exaggerated and sometimes I really was fouled. When you’re at full speed, only one little flick on the shoes can be enough to lose balance.”

Ruud van Nistelrooy (on Cruyff):
“The man is analyst and entitled to give his opinion. I never worked with him, he is not my coach, he never attempted to make me a better player, so I can’t really do anything with his words and I won’t. It’s not an issue for. I was topscorer in Holland, England and Spain. I’m number 2 in the Champions League. I think I’m doing allright.”

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (on Oranje criticism):
“In the old days, Oranje played six matches a year. Some of these were not televised. Today, we play so often, there are 12 camera’s and during the week there is an analysis program on tv every night. And what do they do, they talk about the weak points, not so much about everything that went well. And fans and viewers keep hearing the negative side and that way people start to think negatively. Look at the other big nations: only Germany
plays good football and gets results. I’d like everyone to stay objective.”

Belgium newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws on the way Belgium should play football:
“We’d like the Belgium team to play like Belgium used to play, but with a touch of Oranje and a touch of Italy.”

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