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10 februari 2010 |
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Är alltför många nickar med tunga bollar skadligt för språkkanslan och logiken? Eller har fotbollsspelare och -tränare helt enkelt en jargong som utomstående aldrig helt kan behärska? Frågan dyker upp, när man lyssnar på presskonferenser och efter-matchen-intervjuer - på vilket språk det än må vara.
David O'Leary som inleder varje mening med "as I say" och Alan Hansen som avslutar varje fras med "for me" är klassiker för alla som följer brittisk fotboll. Även David Beckhams "you know" är med rätta berömda. Men oroa er inte - även andra idrottsmän pepprar sina intervjusvar med banaliteter och grodor. I USA vann nyligen en skolpojke från Nebraska ett pris på 1000 dollar sedan han kommit på en baseballspelare med att säga "you know" 30 gånger... i en tvåminutersintervju!
Några berömda fotbollsgrodor... och enstaka slagkraftiga formuleringar:
You can see the ball go past them, or the man, but you'll never see both man and ball go past at the same time. So if the ball goes past, the man won't, or if the man goes past they'll take the ball.
Ron Atkinson. -foto-
The game has gone rather scrappy as both sides realise they could win this match or lose it.
Kevin Keegan.
I’d never allow myself to let myself call myself a coward.
Graham Taylor.
There's a snap about Liverpool that just isn't there.
Ron Atkinson.
The lads ran their socks into the ground.
Sir Alex Ferguson.
The lad got over-excited when he saw the whites of the goalpost's eyes.
Steve Coppell.
I was born in Newcastle and I've played for Newcastle Schoolboys all my life.
Dennis Tueart.
It's great to get the first trophy under the bag.
Michael Owen.
Well, Clive, it's all about the two M's - movement and positioning.
Ron Atkinson.
Its an incredible rise to stardom. At 17 you're more likely to get a
call from Michael Jackson than Sven Göran Eriksson.
Gordon Strachan om Wayne Rooney.
I know what is around the corner - I just don't know where the corner is. But the onus is on us to perform and we must control the bandwagon.
Kevin Keegan.
My legs sort of disappeared from nowhere.
Chris Waddle.
There's no in between - you're either good or bad. We were in between.
Gary Lineker.
The mere fact that he's injured stops him getting injured again, if you know what I mean.
Terry Venables.
Argentina won't be at Euro 2000 because they're from South America.
Kevin Keegan.
And Seaman, just like a falling oak, manages to change direction.
John Motson, TV-kommentator.
We've got nothing to lose, and there's no point losing this game.
Sir Bobby Robson.
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