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Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Quotes of the Week
More Crazy Talk
"Let's see what happens. I don't know" - Frank Rijkaard's ingenious tactical plan on how to play the increasingly tiresome 'fantastic four' together.
"He wants to learn. But he talks too much" - A very prescient Fabio Capello after one of his first meetings with Ramón Calderón.
"I'm going to show that I'm not made of glass" - Tough talk from Arjen Robben at his Real Madrid presentation. Robben is out for the next three weeks.
"I'm disappointed with the treatment and the lack of the respect" - Says Dani Alves, who is currently refusing to play for his employers in the Champions League.
"You came as a kid. You left as a mercenary" - A banner from the Sevilla match, at the weekend, shows the slight lack of sympathy from the fans, on his plight.
"The only thing we didn't do, is score" - Samuel Eto'o. A Spanish Match of the Day pundit in the making.
"I'm not bothered about being on the bench" - Hands up who believes Deco, after this post Racing Santander gem. Thought so.
"Robben is the best winger in the world? Ramon Calderón said the same about me!" - José Antonio Reyes, mishearing the Real Madrid president, who described the player as the best whinger in the world.
"He doesn't want me and he doesn't have the balls to tell me in person" - Anyone with Sevilla striker, Ernesto Chevantón, in their fantasy team may want to move him out, after this ill-advised comment in Juande Ramos' direction.
"We won't be going on holiday together" - Juande Ramos ruins the image of himself and Sevilla president, José Maria del Nido, packing their Speedos into the club Ford Cortina and heading off to the beach.
"Magnificent work" - Recreativo's insanely cheerful, Victor Muñoz, on his team after their pre season which produced a grand total of no wins.
"Tactically, the teams in England aren't as strong as in Spain" - Fernando Torres, forgetting the small matters of Barcelona v Liverpool and Chelsea v Valencia, last season.
"We lost today. But if we play like this then we'll win a lot of games" - Atletico coach, Javier Aguirre briefly goes back in time nine months, during the post derby press conference.
"My intention is to find a space here" - Says Valencia's Angel Arizmendi who is either in the car park of his local garden centre, or talking about the future at his new club. He will have more success in the former.
"This is a final" - David Villa popped up with the first "this is a final" comment of the season, ahead of their eventual first leg rout of Elfsburg.
http://laligaloca.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Quotes of the Week
More Crazy Talk
"Let's see what happens. I don't know" - Frank Rijkaard's ingenious tactical plan on how to play the increasingly tiresome 'fantastic four' together.
"He wants to learn. But he talks too much" - A very prescient Fabio Capello after one of his first meetings with Ramón Calderón.
"I'm going to show that I'm not made of glass" - Tough talk from Arjen Robben at his Real Madrid presentation. Robben is out for the next three weeks.
"I'm disappointed with the treatment and the lack of the respect" - Says Dani Alves, who is currently refusing to play for his employers in the Champions League.
"You came as a kid. You left as a mercenary" - A banner from the Sevilla match, at the weekend, shows the slight lack of sympathy from the fans, on his plight.
"The only thing we didn't do, is score" - Samuel Eto'o. A Spanish Match of the Day pundit in the making.
"I'm not bothered about being on the bench" - Hands up who believes Deco, after this post Racing Santander gem. Thought so.
"Robben is the best winger in the world? Ramon Calderón said the same about me!" - José Antonio Reyes, mishearing the Real Madrid president, who described the player as the best whinger in the world.
"He doesn't want me and he doesn't have the balls to tell me in person" - Anyone with Sevilla striker, Ernesto Chevantón, in their fantasy team may want to move him out, after this ill-advised comment in Juande Ramos' direction.
"We won't be going on holiday together" - Juande Ramos ruins the image of himself and Sevilla president, José Maria del Nido, packing their Speedos into the club Ford Cortina and heading off to the beach.
"Magnificent work" - Recreativo's insanely cheerful, Victor Muñoz, on his team after their pre season which produced a grand total of no wins.
"Tactically, the teams in England aren't as strong as in Spain" - Fernando Torres, forgetting the small matters of Barcelona v Liverpool and Chelsea v Valencia, last season.
"We lost today. But if we play like this then we'll win a lot of games" - Atletico coach, Javier Aguirre briefly goes back in time nine months, during the post derby press conference.
"My intention is to find a space here" - Says Valencia's Angel Arizmendi who is either in the car park of his local garden centre, or talking about the future at his new club. He will have more success in the former.
"This is a final" - David Villa popped up with the first "this is a final" comment of the season, ahead of their eventual first leg rout of Elfsburg.
http://laligaloca.blogspot.com/
