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Every advantage has its disadvantage.

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Coincidence is logical.
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If my forward arrives in a one vs one situation, I always say: 'let him work it out.' Then my players say: But we can help him!'. My reply is: First, there's a good chance you'll only run in his way, and as a second attacker you're drawing a second defender with you, and two vs two is harder than one vs one.'
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Why couldn't you beat a richer club? I've never seen a bag of money score a goal.
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Eric Cantona is a great player, but he's not as good as Ryan Giggs
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Players today can only shoot with their laces. I could shoot with the inside, laces, and outside of both feet. In other words, I was six times better than today's players.
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There is only one ball, so you need to have it.
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You know I don't think there will ever be a time when the English player is not respected, and feared, across the world of football. The English footballer is very brave and strong and committed and there is always enough high-class players in his team to cause concern in any opponent. It is a national characteristic.
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There’s only one moment in which you can arrive in time. If you’re not there, you’re either too early or too late.
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Sometimes something's got to happen before something is going to happen.
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I can be a new Di Stefano, but I can't be a new Pelé. He is the one that goes beyond the limits of logic.
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In my teams, the goalie is the first attacker, and the striker the first defender.
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Italians can't win the game against you, but you can lose the game against the Italians.
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When you're playing against a team that has two great central defenders, the best option is to play without a striker.
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Football is simple, you're either on time, or you're too late. If you're too late then you have to leave earlier.
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Surviving the first round is never my aim. Ideally, I'd be in one group with Brazil, Argentina and Germany. Then I'd have lost two rivals after the first round. That's how I think. Idealisitic.
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After you've won something, you're no longer 100 percent, but 90 percent. It's like a bottle of carbonated water where the cap is removed for a short while. Afterwards there's a little less gas inside.
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Italians can never win from you, but you can lose to them. (when asked about Ajax's chances in the 1995 Champs League final against AC Milan)
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You have got to shoot, otherwise you can't score.
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If you play on possession, you don't have to defend, because there's only one ball
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The ball is an essential part of the game.
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