”Son Heung-min was outstanding' Tottenham 2-0 Newport County please log in to view this image John Hartson Former Wales striker on 5 Live Son Heung-min was outstanding. I am a huge fan. I liken him to Alexis Sanchez at Arsenal where he gets the ball and is always positive. I like him and he was excellent tonight. ”
please log in to view this image 22. "When they don’t score they hardly ever win." 21. "He’s elbowed him in the head, but there's nothing in it for me." 20. "Jelavic would have scored that if he wasn't offside." 19. "It's a good run, but it's a poor run, if you know what I mean?" 18. "What a feeling it is to be a manager and bring someone on." 17. "City will come out with a fresh set of impetus." 16. "It's definitely hit Defoe's hand as it's gone in, but it's not a handball for me." 15. "That’s simple as…simple." 14. "Whichever teams scores more goals usually wins." 13. "Anichebe is just pulling off Jones, which is what I would do if I was him." 12. "You can't really grumble at the red card but it's very harsh." 11. "To stay in the game, you have to stay in the game." 10. "Blackburn have got two strikers on and they're both playing up front." 9. "I love these players with two feet." 8. "You need people who score goals. That’s how you win games." 7. "It’s hit the facial part of his head." 6. "Alderweireld played really well last year for Tottenham, let's hope he can transfer that form to Spurs this season." 5. "That would have been a goal had it gone inside the post." 4. "When the ball is that still, it's wobbling in the air." 3. "You’re on your own out there with ten mates." 2. "That shot is impossible. I saw Yaya Toure do it once." 1. "You have to believe your own eyes, don't you?"
please log in to view this image 20. "When Everton knock it long, they don't knock it long." 19. "After Chelsea scored, Bolton epitulated." 18. "He done great to get where he got." 17. "Scoring goals is the hardest thing in football but doing it in a struggling team is double harder." 16. "Football's all about yesterday, it's all about now." 15. "They're not that very good, Napoli." 14. "If you’re chopping and changing the team you don’t get that word I can’t pronounce beginning with ‘C’." 13. "There's only one person gets you sacked and that's the fans." 12. "You can’t bite your nose off to spite your face." 11. "Swansea's right-back, Rangel Angel, will be putting the crosses in." 10. "It was a damp squid for Liverpool." 9. "Reading won't have the confidence to be confident." 8. "Goals dictate how matches go." 7. "People just looked lost. Too many players looked like fish on trees." 6. "The new manager has given us unbelivable belief." 5. "You usually like to play promoted sides around Christmas. They have got two lungs at the moment." 4. "Liverpool have just rolled the last bit of dice." 3. "For this game only, Burnley won't change their style of play. And for certain other games too." 2. "When defenders get ran at they're not as great as what they are." 1. "They're lacking that real streak of bang."
Those cracked me up. Both dumb feckers but Merson was funnier. I mean "People just looked lost. Too many players looked like fish on trees". What can you say about that.
Yeah Michael Owen is painfully dull. He's on a level with Lawro and Alan Green for boring, dry, cynical, suck the enjoyment out of the game commentary. But without the insight into the game that the latter two have. Paul Merson is just batshit mental though, entertaining definitely.
I have to say re-reading Merson's quotes is giving me a good ol laugh. I'm feeling a bit under the weather but they are cracking me up. Some i particularly like: "After Chelsea scored, Bolton epitulated." (Much much worse than capitulate) "There's only one person gets you sacked and that's the fans." (A particularly bad day for fan attendance) "You can’t bite your nose off to spite your face." (It would be amazing if you could) "Reading won't have the confidence to be confident." (Confidence, what confidence?) "The new manager has given us unbelivable belief." (I can fly, let me jump of this here building..) "You usually like to play promoted sides around Christmas. They have got two lungs at the moment." (Because PL team players have 3 lungs, simply not fair is it) "For this game only, Burnley won't change their style of play. And for certain other games too." (Cryptic)
You cannot say "Alan Green" and "football insight" in the same sentence-it doesn't work. "Whinging ****er" does though.
