Every month, football players, coaches and officials come up with some of the weirdest quotes and statements. FilGoal.com cites a compilation of the most catching extracts said throughout January. "I threw it because they gave me the wrong size coat again!" Del Piero has an excuse for being angry after a substitution; maybe Hossam Ghaly faced the same problem when he threw his shirt at Spurs. "Last July the Daily Telegraph started their fantasy football league and paid me to take part. In my squad I put Jenas and others. Six months later the market reopens and it comes out I like these players!" maybe Inter boss Jose Mourinho could sign Jenas in real-life football if he got 'paid' again. "I am a man of football. I know you have to do your sums and I know teams are also businesses. Therefore, if a fantasy football bid came in I would be ready to go," is Gianluigi Buffon offering himself to Mourinho's fantasy team? "Van Nistelrooy told me to focus on every match. That's his secret," what a priceless advice Van Nistelrooy gave to Huntelaar! "I really hope Bayern don't end up champions. I hope it will be us or someone else," Bundesliga top scorer Vedad Ibisevic is not a Bayern fan. "Cristiano Ronaldo is a good-looking footballer, he looks fit and, oh yes, his hair is always in place, but him winning the award is too much about glamour." Guus Hiddink is not impressed by Ronaldo's in-place hair. "I think Zaki will be appearing on one of those Christmas gaffe videos," Steve Bruce laments Zaki's empty-net miss against City. "My missus could have scored that!" that explains Harry Redknapp's reaction to Darren Bent's shocking miss against Portsmouth.
Asamoah wins the best quote! "I have to admit that, having played in Europe, at times it has been frustrating to take part in certain games (in America). But once in a while, going from state to state, I have also had fun," David Beckham is facing a real problem having to decide between European football and American 'fun'. "It helps that sometimes you can say things defenders can't understand - you can say things about movement and do things. You can see it in international football and now I can shout at him, say what I want and people won't know about it," Mido intends to use an open on-field dialogue with Amr Zaki. "I think things will be different under Decastel. I'm pleased he took charge of the team," Zamalek captain Ayman Abdul-Aziz one day before leaving to Konyaspor on loan. "I feel I can take advantage of Wael Gomaa's absence by scoring twice against Ahli," Zamalek's Gamal Hamza before the Cairo derby. After Ahli won 1-0: "I could have played for 90 minutes, and I didn't ask to be substituted. We didn't create any real chances after my replacement, and this gave Ahli the upper hand," Hamza's early substitution ruined his goalscoring plan! Kaka and the City "Kaka wants to go to Real Madrid and not to City; I think he will become a Real player in June. I think someone has called him and that Kaka has made his decision." Milan fans could send Beckham back to the US with such claims! "Many children brought their drawings that they dedicated to me." Kaka refutes Beckham's claims…the drawings were the real reason he rejected City.
Asamoah: "We are too nice to each other. Nobody wants to cause anyone pain. We need more a**eholes in the squad to wake us up, otherwise this season will go nowhere "If some Arabian fellas or oil-rich sheikhs come in and pay £90m for a player, that is totally barmy." Wigan chairman Dave Whelan gives his view about City's infamous bid for Kaka. "If Kaka is meant to be worth 120million (euros), then Franck Ribery is worth 150million," Bayern GM Uli Hoeness also had a point to share. "Manchester City will get where they want to get, but I ask, ‘Can our world go on like that? Suddenly, tomorrow someone buys Liverpool and says that they will pay players £10 million per month – what do you do?" Now it's Arsene Wenger's turn. "If someone offered £107m for one of my players, would I accept it? I'd carry them to the other club myself." A totally different view from Catania coach Walter Zenga …and the winner is: Schalke striker Gerald Asamoah: "We are too nice to each other. Nobody wants to cause anyone pain. We need more a**eholes in the squad to wake us up, otherwise this season will go nowhere. "Earlier we had an Ebbe Sand, a Jorg Boehme and even an Andy Moeller to kick our backsides. Before the 2005 Cup final against Bayern, Frank Rost kicked me in the shins to shake me up."
