There is a lot to be said about graciousness in defeat – but there’s even more to be said about making us all laugh with a ridiculous excuse.
The beauty of managers being interviewed so soon after full-time in football is that, with emotions still running high, they often say things they wouldn’t dream of saying with the benefit of time to calm down.
It has led to some hilarious excuses and moans over the years, with floodlight operators and statues among those memorably blamed.
Pep Guardiola – The ball
“It is not acceptable, the ball was unacceptable for a high-level competition. It is too light, it moves all over the place, it is not a good ball. It is impossible to score with a ball like that and I can say that because we won, I’m not making excuses.
“All of my players said: ‘What is that?’ I’m sorry Carabao Cup is not a serious ball for a serious competition. It’s [for] marketing, money, OK but it’s not acceptable – [it has] no weight, nothing.”
Jose Mourinho – The floodlight operator and the fans
“I think the man responsible for the lights was in the same mood as the crowd because everyone was sleeping.
“It took him 20 minutes to understand that it was dark, but it took me 30 minutes to understand that the stadium was not empty. When we scored was when I realised the stadium was full.”
Sir Alex Ferguson – Manchester United’s grey away kit
“The players don’t like the grey strip. They find it difficult to pick each other out. We had to change the strip.”
On this day in 1996, Southampton beat Man Utd 3-1 at The Dell with Alex Ferguson famously blaming his sides first-half showing on United’s grey kits. Goals from @KJMonkou @mattletiss7 & @neilshipperley did the damage for The Saints #Keepit90s pic.twitter.com/wJxsbXFiJs
— The 90s Football Podcast (@AK90s) April 13, 2018
Alan Pardew – The Notting Hill Carnival
“Today was a little bit unfair on us. We couldn’t move the game to Sunday because of the…
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