Football Criticism Quotes

If you are at Bayern and lose to Dortmund, it is common that the media voices criticism.

In the media, I always seemed to come across as someone who was poking fun at the Scots and their football. I guess the Scottish public needed someone to blame for their international defeats, and I fitted the bill perfectly.

Every time Maradona speaks it makes life difficult for everyone and there are those of us who don't agree with that, not when he talks about football, but rather about people.

I used to send Tony Romo texts throughout the season just to encourage him, just to wish him luck and just to tell him to get on his offensive line. I hated watching this young man get sacked as much as he did, especially when it came down to big games.

You're a hero one day, you're a villain another day. They say that's football. When a manager does well, they're applauded, when they don't do well, they get the sack. Football is a tough world. Those who watch enjoy it - for everybody else, there are a lot of challenges.

I know I've got a lot of flaws as a quarterback.

I'm sorry to see Balotelli waste his talent the way he does, but I think he can keep people entertained by scoring goals.

I love the NFL. Everything that I really have is because of the NFL... but every idea that the NFL pitched is not a great idea.

The one thing we have to remember about Fernando Torres is that he's a human being who has come in for an enormous amount of criticism, not least during the World Cup from people in Spain and around the world.

Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.

Increasingly, football fans are arguing that the game is bloated with too much down time. The officiating is clumsy.

I like Lukaku. No matter what harsh judgement he gets, he's a good player - he's powerful and quick - but he needs more support. It's easy to criticise and judge, but he needs support give him a push to boost his confidence.

I can't imagine painting my face in a team colour and roaring with delight as a multi-millionaire kicks a ball at a net.

You can insult me - you can judge me on the football pitch - that's normal. But don't touch my family. Don't touch my parents. I love them more than everything on this earth.

Maybe Gary (Neville) deserves to be chased up a tunnel every now and then - there would be a queue for him, probably. But you have to draw a line eventually.

Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.

There have been more things wrong with England than just Wayne Rooney in the last few years.

I used to play central defence for Sheffield United. I had Chris Morgan at the side of me, which helped me a lot because, if I did anything wrong, I'd be sure to find out about it.

When things go well, everyone talks well of you and vice versa. Unfortunately, football is like that.

How on earth Traore gets into this team is beyond me. And he's a Champions League winner? Gimme a break.

If you ask me how did I do at United, I will say it was my best year ever, given the circumstances I was working under. We played football that was quite alright. But it's not football that is appreciated in England.

I don't like American football. I think it's boring and ridiculous and predictable. But baseball is very beautiful. It's played on a diamond.

When a Scottish player goes down the road you're always going to get doubters. You always get people saying you're from a pub league.

I don't understand American football at all. It looks like all-in wrestling with crash helmets.

At Bayern, if you don't win the Champions League, it's always a criticism because we have a great team, but most of the people forget that there are other great teams, and it's not that we aren't special.