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16 of the most memorable Brian Clough quotes

With the 10th anniversary of his death occurring this week, we celebrate the coaching legend’s famous wit.

1. On his ability as a coach

Clough 1

2. On Roy Keane at Forest

Roy

3. On dealing with player complaints

Right

4. On Eric Cantona’s infamous kung-fu kick

Eric

5. On Martin O’Neill

MON

6. On long-ball football

Clouds

7. On David Beckham

Beckham

8. On Frank Sinatra

Frank

9. On death

Clough 5

10. On Don Revie

Revie

11. His response after being told that Stuart Pearce didn’t know who he was after suffering concussion during a game

Pearce

12. On bad decisions

Clough 7

13. On changes to the offside rule

Offside

14. On the death of his former assistant Peter Taylor

Peter Taylor

15. On God

God

16. On his wife

Wife

h/t Guardian Sport, Mail Online, Who Ate All The Pies, World Soccer, Nottingham Post and BBC Sport.

What’s your favourite Brian Clough quote? Let us know in the comments section below.

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