England's World Cup-winning full-back and a long-time Fulham team-mate George Cohen has long been considered the ultimate fan of Haynes' ability to shape a game, and in the last few days the tone of his admiration has been the old amalgam of worship and affection. They said Johnny was slow, ... but over 10 yards he was greased lightning. He saw everything so quickly. He made his own time, his own space. It was the same with Bobby Charlton. Over the short and vital distances, he too was blinding.
Quotes about team-mate (6 Quotes)
First of all we are concerned about him. I think each of us went up to him and wanted to make sure he's OK. He's a great player, a great team-mate so we want the best for David. He says he's playing great and feels fine so we have to go with what he says. We're going to make sure none of his playing partners put him in stressful situations.
He is an excellent team-mate and an excellent person, ... He had to go through some tough times recently when his father died, but that never stopped him showing concern for all of his team-mates. He has great humility. Generally, at Inter everybody looks after everybody else, but he is especially good this way. And as an opponent - well everybody already knows - he is like a bulldozer, very tough to play against - one of the best strikers in the world.
It's bad when you lose a team-mate. Fortunately it doesn't sound like she's seriously hurt. It happens. (Crashes) are just unfortunate.
There was also support for Rooney from his team-mate, the Scotland midfielder Darren Fletcher. You don't want to rein in Wayne's hunger because it sometimes spurs him on and makes him play better when things are not going his way, ... He has something inside him you do not want to take away because that is when he is at his best.
However, the coach expects to see an improvement from Cassano's team-mate Francesco Totti. He is going through a good time, ... Finally, he is maturing alongside the team. But I don't want anyone to talk about leaders in this team, Totti is an important player.