With the World Cup taking center stage, here are some of the best quotes from the tournament till date. From Ronaldo’s heroics to Neymar’s injury concerns, this World Cup has seen it all already. Russia continue to surprise with Paul Pogba yet to get going for the Frenchmen, have a look at the quotes below.
Lucky Ronaldo?
“He has a great coach.” - Portugal boss Fernando Santos’s tongue-in-cheek response when asked why Cristiano Ronaldo is excelling at this World Cup.
Russia continue to impress
“These are our best boys. This matters to them. They love their country. They understand that this is the World Cup.” - Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko after Russia confounded their critics by producing the best ever start of a World Cup host nation with Tuesday’s 3-1 win over Egypt following their 5-0 rout of Saudi Arabia.
Denis the menace
“I don’t know why everything is clicking for me at this tournament.” - Russia’s three-goal hero Denis Cheryshev is as bemused as most at the radical turnaround in the team’s fortunes.
Giroud to strike?
“You’ll see him tomorrow (Thursday). Olivier does not have the same style of play as the others. When he’s not here, we realise his usefulness even more.” - France coach Didier Deschamps on striker Olivier Giroud, who did not start their opening win over Australia.
Pogba’s unfortunate run
“If you could be a little bit more positive as well, that would be cool.” - Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane asking the media to lay off his France teammate Paul Pogba, who told French television at the weekend that he was “the most criticised player in the world”.
Neymar the target
“He gets targeted a lot. He gets fouled a lot, lots of knocks.” - Philippe Coutinho on his Brazil teammate Neymar, who was fouled 10 times in the five-time champions’ opening 1-1 draw with Switzerland.
