Tom

“There are two types of coaches. There’s coaches like me who weigh up the opposition and ask the team to adjust. Fergie was similar. José [Mourinho] is similar. Then there’s Arsène, who won’t adjust. There’s Brendan [Rodgers], who looks like he won’t adjust. There’s Manuel Pellegrini, who looks like he won’t adjust … their philosophy is different to ours. Ours is more about who are we playing against. Their philosophy is more, “We always play this way,” and they won’t change, they carry on doing the same thing. That’s why you can beat them.”
― Michael Cox, The Mixer: The Story of Premier League Tactics, from Route One to False Nines

“Second, and even more impressively, they became the first side in top-flight history to score in every league game, a record that’s been unfairly – if understandably – overshadowed by the Invincibles campaign.”
― Michael Cox, The Mixer: The Story of Premier League Tactics, from Route One to False Nines

“Whoever you are – I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.”
― Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire

“No labour was more Heraclean than the labour of being Heracles.”
― Stephen Fry, Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures