Bryan Robson
Bryan Robson
Bryan Robson OBEis an English football manager and a former player. He began his career with West Bromwich Albion in 1972 before moving to Manchester United in 1981 where he became the longest serving captain in the club's history...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth11 January 1957
bench bigger goal pace sharper start threat
When you have got a bench like that you know you have got a lot of pace and a lot of goals, so when they start getting sharper and match-fit we will have a bigger goal threat this year,
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It is a good away point for us with a clean sheet. We had the better of the half chances but you have to score a goal at home to take the points and we haven't done that.
goal capable
Paolo di Canio is capable of scoring the goal he scored.
games goal trying
We're going to start the game at nil-nil and go out and try to get some goals.
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The spirit of the lads was terrific. It was a great goal from Martin and Tomasz has been playing terrifically well recently. It was a terrific battling performance.
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Geoff works hard, looks very sharp and he has scored some important goals for us,
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Geoff deserved a new contract. He works hard, looks very sharp and has scored some very important goals. I'm delighted he has signed for another two years.
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A great goal from Martin, and Tomasz has been playing terrific. He had a couple of fantastic saves.
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You get a wee bit hardened to it. But obviously you would rather have praise than the other stuff. Everyone, we should all remember, is human.
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At some stage I'll maybe have to do something about it because it is very difficult to keep six players happy,
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That didn't happen. Still, I had six pretty good years and one where I didn't reach what I wanted for myself or the club. I don't accept that makes you a bad manager or a poor coach. If that is the view I strongly disagree with it.
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Nobody is that thick-skinned that it doesn't hurt you. Still, you always know what happens in football. I have got used to criticism, I suppose, having been high profile with England and Man U.
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If I'd been able to put the collection together in one go, say over two years, we'd have had a special team, most wouldn't stay. One or two glory seasons and they were off. To them, the north-east was too far out. They wanted to be with the big hitters.
english-athlete felt isolated threatened worked
I was determined to get it right on the pitch. Then, if I had to leave at the end of the season, so be it. I never felt threatened or isolated by the arrangement. We worked together and it worked out.