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
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It had crossed my mind for a second to take him off, ... He had a long, hard summer, he didn't get much of a break and hasn't been at his sharpest. But you also know he's always liable to do something like that.
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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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I've always thought Geoff was a hard worker, someone who makes it difficult for defenders because of his physical presence. But he has got other strings to his bow. His actual link-up play is very good. He sees midfield runners coming up to join him and he has got a nice touch on the ball where he brings people into the game.
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It's a nice boost to be off the bottom of the table. We know there is still a hard fight ahead of us but this one gives us a little bit of encouragement.
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I thought we outplayed Norwich, played some terrific football and created a lot of chances -- but didn't take them,
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I think the records prove that it is 32 years since we last beat Arsenal at home,
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We have still got a couple of things to iron out regarding personal terms. But we are hopeful that Ugo will be an Albion player very soon.
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Jonathan's been in the squad before when Steve McLaren had him,
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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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We will have a look again at Zoltan over the weekend but he could be involved in the squad for Monday, which would be good news.
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We didn't compete and we didn't pass the ball. I could have taken all 11 off at halftime.
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We want to keep bringing really good young players into this club and Curtis is one of the most outstanding young centre halves I've seen for some time. Hopefully, he will go and prove me right.
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We'll see how the injury settles down, but it looks like a strained hamstring so he could be missing for a few games.
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If we played like that every week, we wouldn't be so inconsistent.