Football is a funny game. Yeah, we know that’s literally the most cliched line to begin with, but there are several instances which supports the aforementioned verity to mere perfection. To begin with, you might remember a Ghanaian footballer, Mohammed Anas, who ‘accidentally’ thanked his wife as well as his girlfriend while receiving the Man of the Match award.
Well, it’s the instances like these which force us to think what exactly goes through the brains of these professionally trained athletes. And with that being said, here we throw a major spotlight on some of the weirdest quotes ever said by footballers.
Walcott’s consistency in patches
“I've been consistent in patches this season,” Theo Walcott had said this during his Arsenal tenure. And that – ironically – is as similar as his consistent record of staying fit ‘in patches’.
Ian Rush’s foreign struggle
"I couldn't settle in Italy. It was like living in a foreign country," quoted former Liverpool great, Ian Rush who apparently was born in Wales. His Juventus’ years were so brutal that he forgot the geographical lines, and also the fact that Italy is not a part of England and Wales.
Ruud Gullit is not good with numbers
"We must have had 99 per cent of the match. It was the other three per cent that cost us." What does it tell you? Not even great footballers are equally exceptional in mathematics.
Gary Neville’s trouble with transfer windows
"The trouble with the transfer window is it creates a window where transfers have to be done." That’s quite an insight from a Manchester United legend. Well done, Gary!
Michael Owen’s impossible experience
“If there’s a bit of rain about, it makes the surface wet.” Quite an intuition coming from a former England great. Can’t really figure out though that how deep he went into his research to come out with a conclusion that water is wet.
Feature image courtesy: AFP / Oli Scarff
