Quotes

Xavi is one of the greatest midfielders to ever kick a football. He won four Champions Leagues and eight La Liga titles with Barcelona, and a World Cup and two European Championships with Spain. He was a central part of both those teams, each regarded amongst the finest in football …

Nemanja Vidic is a Manchester United legend and one of the greatest defenders of the Premier League era. The Big Serbian international was renowned for his uncompromising style and would form one of the greatest centre-back partnerships English football has ever seen with fellow Old Trafford legend Rio Ferdinand. Despite …

Jose Mourinho is not a man to mince his words. He’s not too short on self confidence either and ever since he arrived in England to manage Chelsea in 2004 he has been a source of some of the all time great managerial quotes. Some big himself up, others tear …

Peter Schmeichel is widely considered to be the greatest goalkeeper in Premier League history. The Danish stopper not only excelled in every area a ‘keeper can be judged, he was also the type of character that drove his team-mates onto success. Schmeichel was one of the key men in Sir …

As part of the United side that won everything under Sir Alex Ferguson, Paul Scholes became one of the biggest stars in World Football and is undoubtedly a Premier League legend.  Scholes was not blessed with blistering pace but he was a player of outstanding technical ability. He started his …

Thierry Henry, respected by fans and professionals alike. Here are what some of his former team mates, opponents and journalists have had to say over the years. There was a time when Thierry Henry was without a doubt the best striker in the Premier League and arguably the best player …

Tony Adams is one of Arsenal’s greatest ever players. He captained the Gunners for the majority of his 19 seasons at the club and was the type of inspirational leader that modern day Arsenal teams have so obviously lacked. In total Adams made 674 appearances for the Gunners, winning four …

Brendan Rodgers, to be fair, is actually a much better coach then he gets credit for. The problem for the ex-Liverpool manager is that he talks such complete and utter bollocks at times, it’s just very difficult to like him or even take him seriously. A man who is the very …

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is Box Office. For all the brilliance of Lionel Messi and Christiano Ronaldo and the excitement they bring to the pitch, you have to admit, they are a bit boring. Sure they score loads of goals and lots of them are very impressive. Sure Messi’s relentless brilliance is …

Arsene Wenger is one of the greatest managers in Premier League history. When he arrived at Arsenal in 1996 he completely reinvented things. From changing players’ lifestyles to signing unknowns from Europe, and France in particular, he changed the face of Football in England forever. His Arsenal side were the …