94 Quotes by Paul Merson

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    Legend is a term bandied about too much in football, but in Premier League terms Sergio Aguero is an absolute legend.

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    When you rotate, you have to get the balance right. When you rotate and you win, it's great but when you rotate and you don't win, that's when the problems start.

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    This is hard to say but I think Jurgen Klopp has been a bit blinkered at Liverpool.

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    If you aren't going to have a lot of the ball, you've got to play when you've got the ball, otherwise you end up giving it straight back and we start all over again.

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    There is one thing that will never change in football. The centre forward is only as good as the people that are giving him the ball, and the people that are giving him the ball are only as good as the centre forward they are giving it to.

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    Divock Origi isn't going to win Liverpool leagues, no disrespect. If he was better than Mohamed Salah or Roberto Firmino, he'd be playing every week.

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    When you play Leeds, you need players who are quick and who are capable of beating opponents as they like to set up one-v-one.

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    Agents in this day and age, they're not just agents. They're a parent, they're a best friend, they're a financial advisor, they book holidays, they go away with each other.

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    You do not want to be playing good teams and always let them have 70 per cent of the ball, and expect it to work every time. That does not happen often.

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