I tried to sign Gordon when I was manager of Middlesbrough [FC in the 1980s]
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I tried to sign Gordon when I was manager of Middlesbrough [FC in the 1980s]
When the draw was made, my assistant was adamant I shouldn't speak to the players about it because we still had domestic matches to play ... But that's impossible. The Champions League is just so big. Realistically we know it will be very tough for us, but our target is third place. As far as I'm concerned, the team have already achieved so much just to reach the group stage – it's marvellous. Not to say we won't give our all, but anything we can get will be a huge bonus.
When you look at most games in the Champions League, the very highest level, they're decided by moments of magic from top players ... Last season, when [FC] Barcelona came here, [Lionel] Messi turned up and made the result the one he wanted. He beat players, scored goals and took an already good side to another level. In Shunsuke [Nakamura], Aiden [McGeady] and Shaun [Maloney], we have special players who can do that. When they're at their best they can be decisive and hopefully they will play well.
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