Alf Ramsey - Quotes

Quotes

  • "We will win the World Cup" – Ramsey said after taking the England job in 1963.
  • "Never change a winning team."
  • "It seemed a pity so much Argentinian talent is wasted. Our best football will come against the right type of opposition – a team who come to play football, and not act as animals." – Ramsey's indignant opinion of Argentina after England beat them 1–0 in a bruising quarter final in the 1966 World Cup.
  • "You've won it once. Now you'll have to go out there and win it again." – Ramsey's brief team talk prior to the extra-time period in the 1966 final.

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