Footballing Clichés

[Alex]

Don't know if it's common in England but I constantly have to put up with:

1. It's the last ball/pass that is missing or it's always the last pass that goes wrong - well ffs yes, that's why it's the last

2. It's a good time to score - when is it a bad time to score?

3. Jan Mølby's famous quote in Denmark "2-0 is the most dangerous lead in football" - wtf? what happened to 1-0

4. The ball is round, everything can happen - usually used in regards of an underdog teams chances.

HEY!!! You leave Jan alone.

[PTP]

not exactly on topic but best place for it - i saw an interview with mourinho the other day, being all depressed and angry about how his side had peformed recently (despite i think a 4 -0 win) and he turns round and says it wasn't a fair result as the other side deserved more....3-1 Real Madrid would have been a fairer scoreline how very gracious of you

[Tee]

Speaking of that...."The scoreline only tells half the story" and "The scoreline flattered them".

Others include..."He could have scored a hatful". WTF is a hatful? You would be lucky to get one football in a hat tbf.

[Maxiedge]

Put in a reducer early doors

[Fivex]

Speaking of that...."The scoreline only tells half the story" and "The scoreline flattered them".

Others include..."He could have scored a hatful". WTF is a hatful? You would be lucky to get one football in a hat tbf.

Depends if the hat belongs to Steve Bruce.

[saj]

Depends if the hat belongs to Steve Bruce.

Or if it's a magicians hat.

[saj]

The "Best team lost"

(Mourinho famously said that after the mighty reds defeated Chelsea in the Champions League Semi final in 2005)

[Vermilion]

He placed it like a postage stamp ?

so many have been said, i'm going for the more obscure. (that's not a cliche btw)

He put it on a sixpence for him.

There's no easy games in this league.

Oh, and a modern day one to finish.......'It's all Suarez's fault'.

[Eric Swindler]

A good shot stopper.

Well he is a fcuking keeper for christs sake

[Lee]

"Step up to the plate"

[dww]

I still wait for the day when a manager literally 'thows on a striker'.

[CJ]

not exactly a cliche but

the obsession that if you need a goal the only way to do it is to throw more strikers on.

not change strikers not change the formation you need more strikers !!

[dww]

not exactly a cliche but

the obsession that if you need a goal the only way to do it is to throw more strikers on.

not change strikers not change the formation you need more strikers !!

That was a particular issue when Rafa was a manager - really got my goat.

[baitman]

some managers have their own special little idiosyncrasies.
rafa punctuating each sentence with a "No?" and brendan using "ok!"
not too sure if kenny had one, only a little snarl and a cutting retort for sarcastic journo hacks

[Daniel 7]

needs a plan B