Martin Jol Quotes (60 Quotes)


    They'll want to bounce back after the disappointment. And it was a big disappointment because they had to play with 10 men in the home game.

    Missing out on Europe would be a big disappointment but I still think we are in with a big chance. After today it will be difficult but we have to be positive.

    The red card killed the game, it changed everything. I woke up this morning and thought we could really beat Chelsea and I thought we played fantastically for the first 25 minutes,

    It's a big disappointment. Even if we had got a point it would have felt like a nice, warm, sunny afternoon. Instead we're all disappointed. We thought this could be a really big day for us.

    You know our philosophy, we want young players at this club and if they are already internationals like Jermaine it is always a very good thing for us.


    It must be a long time since Arsenal were happy to end a game with a draw.

    When we played United away we were satisfied with a draw. Arsenal at home we played very well in the first half and had a draw. It was OK but we still didn't get the result.

    The red card killed the game. And I don't think the decision was correct. I think he was only trying to protect himself.

    We still have nine games -- four home, five away - and against rivals as well so it will be exciting stuff until the end.

    It's a big disappointment because I think the second-half we scored an early goal, so maybe a draw would be a deserved one. But would couldn't do that.

    Damien has excellent scouting networks in Europe and around the world.

    Everybody is entitled to get a good deal and he is trying to do that. He will tell you that he has got another two and a half years on his contract. That is a long time, but it works both ways. If he signs he will be better off and if he is not signing he will be in the same situation. He will still be here for at least next season.

    I feel we can still improve further. I don't think we've played to our potential, but you can't expect that yet. We have a lot of new faces and we are jelling together.

    It's a bit sad because Anthony was doing so well. He has looked fitter than ever and played all the games so far.

    We played ever so well. We had the best 20 minutes of our season and had five or six big chances. They had a break, their second goal was a mistake by us, but we should still have scored two or three goals.

    We know that so many other clubs would love to lure him from us so we are really pleased he has agreed a new deal.

    Even when you play at home you have to get the confidence of the crowd back and I think we did that.

    It was a great result. We made it difficult for ourselves but if it was not for James we would have scored three, four or five goals.

    He has played at PSV for three years and was in the South Korea side which reached the semi-finals of the World Cup,

    He has been involved in three of the four goals we have scored so far (this season), so that is very pleasing,

    We did it. We pressed them all the time, we created chances. The only thing we could be disappointed about is that we didn't score more than one goal.

    It's more about Wayne Bridge than us. He wants to play and we never guarantee players they'll play.

    I was shocked this morning to read that he had broken his ankle. I thought maybe he had been in a car accident or something.

    Everyone below us would like to swap places with us. All the games are finals for us now but if we have the same effort as today then we are in with a big chance.

    I think if England play at the top of their game they are a better side (than Holland). But they didn't do that and we did.

    Everybody is fighting for a European spot, and every game is a big fight. Today, I think we were a bit fortunate.

    There are so many aspects at a football club which support the playing side and it is important to have someone to focus on these at the club. He is highly rated in his field and I am delighted that he has chosen to come to us. I am looking forward to working with him and have told him that it is a great time to be joining this club.

    I'm focussed on this club. This is my first club as a manager and I love this club. My plan is to stay here.

    I thought Carrick was outstanding -- he mastered the midfield. But everyone knows what I think of him so I don't need to keep praising him,

    I still believe if we win four or five games out of the last nine we'll be fine. Now we're in fourth position we're going for it.

    People know what our policy is. We would like to have the best talents in England and he Walcott is probably the best in his age group. It is disappointing but we have Aaron Lennon and he is just as good.

    If the referee didn't see it, other people make decisions on it and that is OK with me because he caught him.

    If we are a bit cleverer we can win these sorts of games. Last year we could not do it and I think we have improved in certain areas and it showed.

    We aren't scoring goals, and we don't look like scoring goals, which is even worse and is not good enough,

    He will take three or four weeks to recover so of course he will be fit for the World Cup.

    Andy is out for the Christmas period.

    I think we punished ourselves. I can't remember a game in which we played so well and we're still 2-0 down. The first goal was lack of experience and then they had a break. It is a big disappointment because we had five chances before that. You cannot giv

    We had to take a gamble and make a decision to use three forwards. We believed in it and it's a very important away win for us. But we gave two cheap goals away. That was a big disappointment for me because we only conceded three goals in seven matches before that.

    He took a kick to his shin in training and he won't recover in time. It's too sore.

    Without playing really well, we were solid. We now have to live up to expectations,

    I thought for a long time on Friday night about whether I should play them all but in some cases I did not have other options,

    The referee is already wearing an earpiece so why can't we just stop the game and get the decision right,

    Anthony is probably out for a couple of months. Hopefully it will be six or seven weeks but the doctor thinks it is quite a bad one. It's a bit sad because Anthony was doing so well and had played in all the games so far.

    It was frustrating that we had a man sent off because it killed the game. I don't think the referee made the right decision.

    We are still sick as parrots over the Grimsby defeat, because it was the shortest way to Europe but tonight it was all right. I think we deserved the win.

    We had the chances, I can't complain about that. It is all about scoring goals.

    At first I thought it was an elbow and then he did the same - leading with his arm in a challenge on Michael Dawson,

    We need a result and we are confident of pulling it off. If we can keep a clean sheet, that will be a big bonus. Then you have got a draw and maybe you score because we are always capable of scoring a goal and that would be an ideal scenario.

    If he can play with the pain it will be okay - but it is a problem.

    If Arsenal win all their games then maybe we could have a problem but we don't focus on other teams, we will see what we do between now and the end of the season.


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