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12 of the most memorable quotes from Graham Taylor's infamous stint as England boss

The 20th anniversary of the former manager’s inglorious failure occurred recently.

1. On a misplaced pass by Des Walker

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(Neal Simpson/EMPICS Sport)

2. On a dubious decision that goes against England

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(Matthew Ashton/EMPICS Sport)

3. The Sun’s famous headline after Sweden beat England

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(PRESSENS PRESSENS BILD/PRESSENS/Press Association Images)

4. On the referee who failed to send off Ronald Koeman, who would go on to score the decisive goal

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(Paul Marriott/EMPICS Sport)

5. On his team’s failure to follow instructions

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(Ross Kinnaird/EMPICS Sport)

6. His response after the linesman threatens to send him to the stands

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(Ross Kinnaird/EMPICS Sport)

7. On a potentially game-changing substitution

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(Ross Kinnaird/EMPICS Sport)

8. Reminding the linesman of the referee’s alleged error

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(Adam Butler/PA Archive/Press Association Images)

9. Taylor takes exception to a journalist’s demeanour at a press conference

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(YouTube)

10. His reaction to Carlton Palmer scoring

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(Neil Simpson/EMPICS Sport)

11. On failure

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(Ross Kinnaird/EMPICS Sport)

12. Reflecting on his time as England manager

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(Phil O'Brien/EMPICS Sport)

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h/t Danger Here, Brainy Quote and The Daily Mail

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