Sport: Football managers' rants

“You won a Scudetto in the court, the second because there was no competition and the third was won at the last minute. You are all a pile of s**t.” Italian newspaper transcript of Jose Mourinho's attempts to inspire his Internazionale team after a 3-1 defeat by Atalanta, January 2009. Photograph: Luca Bruno/AP

“You need to have more courage to play football when you know that someone is tackling you from behind without any intention to play the ball... Do you think Delap tried to play the ball when he tackled Walcott? Or that Shawcross tried to play the ball when he tackled Adebayor off the pitch? All the players have been injured deliberately.” Arsène Wenger accuses Stoke of assault, November 2008. Photograph: Ian Kington/AFP/Getty Images

"I don't normally complain about referees but this guy today was scary." Harry Redknapp gives a considered opinion of referee Steve Tanner's performance, December 2008. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA Wire/PA Photos

“Cristiano Ronaldo will never be Spanish! As they will never take Olivenca again. They already did the same with Christopher Columbus, and it now seems they want to naturalise Cristiano Ronaldo. Have they already forgotten what we did to them in the past? We will never lose our patience.” Carlos Queiroz confuses keeping Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United with a dispute over a small town on the Iberian border, May 2008. Photograph: Action Images

“Our training is strong. Is modern. Training wins also. I have 21 trophies. There is blah, blah, blah from you. Fools write who know nothing. Blah, blah, blah, blah. I can understand people paying. No problema. Let whistle. Is right. Have lost. But run 90 minutes! I am a professional in psychology. We train, make fitness. You people always make qua, qua, qua. Shit fools!” Former Red Bull Salzburg coach Giovanni Trapattoni explains his views of the Austrian press, April 2007. Photograph: Calle Toernstroem/Reuters

“The circumstances are difficult for us with the new football rules that we have to face. It is not possible to have a penalty against Manchester United. It is not possible to have a penalty in favour of Chelsea... If somebody wants to punish me for that it means the end of democracy and we go back to old times." Jose Mourinho is unhappy after a 0-0 draw at Newcastle, April 2007. Photograph: Mike Egerton/EMPICS Sport/PA Photos

"Jose just seems to go on and on and on... He has abused Barcelona, he's abused the Swedish referee [Anders Frisk], he put the German referee [Markus Merk] under pressure the other night, he insulted Liverpool, a club with a great history, and suggested their players were going to hunt down [Didier] Drogba. He's gone on and on and on. It is a rant all the time now.” Alex Ferguson replies by ranting against rants, April 2007. Photograph: John Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images

"Gentlemen, if you want to write whatever you want to write, you can write it because that is all I am going to say. Thank you. Nothing concerns me about what people write or say. What matters is what is on the inside." Steve McClaren confronts the press after England's 2-0 win in Andorra, March 2007. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA Archive/PA Photos

“People are always going on about fucking Veron . You tell me, what's wrong with Veron ? What's this thing about fights and all the rest of this s***? It's absolute nonsense, you know it's nonsense . Absolute lies. On you go. I'm no fucking talking to you. He's a fucking great player. You are fucking idiots." Alex Ferguson on the merits of Juan Sebastian Veron, May 2002. Photograph: Darren Walsh/Action Images

“Bremner’s behaviour was scandalous. He seemed intent on making Keegan’s life an absolute misery. He kicked him everywhere - up the arse, in the balls - until it became only a matter of time before a confrontation exploded.” Brian Clough lays into his own player after the Charity Shield game between Liverpool and Leeds, August 1974. He was sacked shortly afterwards. Photograph: PA Archive/PA Photos

“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." England manager Alf Ramsey giving his view of Argentina, July 1966. Photograph: Hulton Deutsch/Allsport