Ron Atkinson
Ron Atkinson
Ronald Frederick "Ron" Atkinson, commonly known as Big Ron, is an English former football player and manager. In the 1990s and early 2000s, he was one of Britain's best-known football pundits...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionSportscaster
Date of Birth18 March 1939
wings likes england
Stoichkov's playing on the wing, in this situation he likes to come in and scalp the centre-half.
balls traps kicks
Carlton Palmer can trap the ball further than I can kick it
soccer football player
I just wanted to give my players some technical advice. I told them the game had started.
england peter bigger
...and he extends and grows even bigger than he is. (on Peter Schmeichel)
should-have bridges flags
I know where he should have put his flag up, and he'd have got plenty of help. (said at Stamford Bridge)
giving want penalties
You don't want to be giving away free-kicks in the penalty area...
soccer football taken
One of the reserves came up to me and said 'I'm finding it a bit hard, it's the first time I've ever been dropped'. So I told him to do what Nick Faldo does and work at his game. Next thing I know he's doing exactly what Faldo does, he's taken up golf.
soccer football age
There's nobody fitter at his age, except maybe Raquel Welch.
england made should
Jari Litmanen should be made compulsory.
tired blue legs
There's a few tired limbs in the blue legs.
giving levels england
At international level, giving the ball away doesn't work too often.
knees england balls
The ball goes down the keeper's throat where it hits him on the knees to say the least.
acres england
He had acres of time there.
england shoulders
His head just disappeared into his shoulders.