Best quotes by Football Managers

BARCELONA, SPAIN – OCTOBER 07: Head coach Jose Mourinho of Real Madrid CF reacts during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Real Mdrid CF at Camp Nou on October 7, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain.

Here’s a compilation of the most outrageous football quotes by managers

QPR’s Ian Holloway after beating Cardiff:

‘I couldn’t be more chuffed if I were a badger at the start of the mating season.’

Liverpool’s Bob Paisley:

‘Mind you, I’ve been here during the bad times too – one year we came second.’

England’s Graham Taylor to a linesman:

‘I was just saying to your colleague, the referee has got me the sack, thank him ever so much for that, won’t you?’

Arsenal‘s Arsene Wenger in reply to Alex Ferguson’s claim that his side was better:

‘Everybody thinks they have the prettiest wife at home.’

Jose Mourinho on his arrival at Chelsea:

‘Please don’t call me arrogant, but I’m European champion and I think I’m a special one.’

Celtic’s Jock Stein:

‘Celtic jerseys are not for second best, they don’t shrink to fit inferior players.’

Tottenham’s Bill Nicholson:

‘It is better to fail aiming high than to succeed aiming low. And we of Spurs have set our sights very high, so high in fact that even failure will have in it an echo of glory.’

Nottingham Forest’s Brian Clough looks back:

‘I wouldn’t say I was the best manager in the business. But I was in the top one.’

Manchester United’s Sir Alex Ferguson:

‘My greatest challenge is not what’s happening at the moment, my greatest challenge was knocking Liverpool right off their f*****g perch. And you can print that.’

Liverpool’s Bill Shankly:

‘Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I’m very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.’