1. Best Vine – Tim Sherwood’s 99 Problems
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2. Most unfortunate quote with the benefit of hindsight — Brendan Rodgers last season, before spending £115million this season
Runner-up: Brendan Rodgers on Mario Balotelli, just after signing him…
“I think we have done a really smart piece of business here. This transfer represents outstanding value for the club.”
3. Best ostrich-related put-down — Nigel Pearson
4. Most did-they-actually-just-say-that quote
“I still think I’m the best coach in the Premier League” — John Carver, after seeing Newcastle go eight games without a win.
Runner-up
“We are looking like a Tim Sherwood side” — Tim Sherwood, after Villa enjoyed an upturn in fortune.
5. Most inexplicable stat – Harry Kane has scored considerably more goals playing for Tottenham in the Premier League than he managed at a lower level playing for Leyton Orient, Millwall, Norwich and Leicester combined
6. Most epic after-dinner speech — Louis van Gaal at Man United’s annual awards ceremony
7. Most creative conspiracy theory — Jose Mourinho on the ‘campaign’ against Chelsea
8. Most unfortunate choice of words — Gary Neville
9. Best trolling of Steven Gerrard after his red card against Man United
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11. Worst PR guru — the person who told Raheem Sterling it would be a good idea to do THAT interview
12. Best opening paragraph — Henry Winter on Nigel Pearson
“There has always been this story circulating in football that Nigel Pearson, Leicester City’s record-breaking manager, once fought a bear in Romania. It wasn’t a bear. It was a pack of five vicious dogs and they almost killed the backpacking Pearson.”
13. Most flattering comparison — Shane Long with Luis Suarez
14. Best wrestling match — John Terry v Raheem Sterling
15. Most unorthodox style of defending — Phil Jones
Originally published at 07.05
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