HEADLINES

• (INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES) “[Skill] is the result of a love affair between the child and the ball” Roy Keane
• “Defending is all about movement off the ball” Paolo Maldini
• “When the team plays at that speed and applies such intense pressure, it is very difficult for opponents to get the ball off us.” Dani Alves
• “Strikers are the guys who can bring your midfielders alive” Arsene Wenger
• “Steven Gerrard is the complete all-round footballer. He marks, he attacks, he scores, he is good in the air” Cafu
• “You need players who are 100 per cent match fit” Sir Alex Ferguson
• “When he has the ball he just somehow creates something from nowhere” Barcelona’s Maxwell on Messi
• “We knew that if you don’t control the game by having the ball you have no chance” Jose Mourinho
• “A player who receives the ball has to solve a million problems within a fraction of a second; a great one is the one who chooses the right solution” Arsene Wenger
• “When the opponent is organised defensively, it is very difficult to score” Jose Mourinho
• “Where ever his dancing feet show up, he will look to get the better of either full back” Fabio Capello about Robinho
• “We play against a lot of teams that are better than us, but we don’t care, we go out to win every game” Jens Lehmann