FIFA World Cup 2010: Best Quotes From The Tournament
Over the course of the tournamnet, players and coaches alike are often found talking about events that occur on and off the pitch. Here's taking a look at some of those sayings.
The Serbian coach, Milovan Rajevac, in response to Luis Suarez’s hand ball, which denied Ghana a spot in the semi finals said, "Come to your senses, people. He's not a hero, he's a trivial cheat. What hand of God? It was the hand of the Devil."
After returning from the tournament, French captain Partice Evra, summed up the disappointing trip by saying, "We feel like a small footballing nation and it hurts. There's nothing to say other than it's a catastrophe."
After the French team refused to train, following the Anelka, controversy, the French team director and French federation managing director Jean-Louis Valentin said, "They don't want to train, it's a scandal. I'm resigning, I'm leaving the Federation. I have nothing more to do here. I'm going back to Paris."
After Argentina lost four goals to nil at the hands of the Germans, the Argentine coach Maradonna reflected on the second worst defeat it the team’s history by saying, "This was (like) a punch from Muhammad Ali. I have no strength for anything. The day I quit playing football could (have been) similar but this is much harder."
The Brazilian coach Dunga, in response to the Brazilian media said, "We always have to win but even when we win, they are not happy because we didn't put on a show. If we put on a show, they are not happy because we didn't score six or seven goals. If we score six or seven goals, then they say that the opposition was no good."
Crisitano Ronaldo, before the World Cup was reported to have said, "Goals, as a football legend once told me, are like ketchup ... sometimes as much as you try, they don't come out, and when they come, many come all the at same time."
After Spanish defender, Carlos Marchena was asked about his thoughts on Paul’s, World Cup predictions, he responded by saying, "Well, it's an octopus."
Brazilian midfielder Felipe Melo, reflected on the importance of not receiving a red card by saying, "I know that sometimes I go over the top. It's something I've been thinking about a lot and I know it's something that all Brazilians are worried about. My father is always on my case about this, he won't stop reminding me." He was later shown the red in the following match against Netherlands.
Brazilian coach, Dunga when talking about the 1970, Brazilian team said, "When they show highlights from 1970, all you see are the good parts. From 1958, they just show the good parts, and from 1962, they also just show the good parts. If we take the current Brazilian team and just show the best bits, fans will think it's a spectacular team. But today, they show as many negative moments as good ones." Apparently Dunga isn’t very impressed with performances of the 1970 Brazilian team.
The Chile coach, Marcelo Bielsa was reported to have reflected on his teams defeat by saying, "We all learn from mistakes which we make and from mistakes which we have seen other people make, and we try to avoid making them. This is the process of making a mistake and avoiding making it again, seeing how others make mistakes to avoid making the same mistake, it's a process which is not stable, nor can it be measured."
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