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A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.
— Bill Shankly
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing." in the context of "Quoted by John Toshack in Kevin McCarra, "How Benítez built Liverpool," The Guardian (2006-01-21)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Bill Shankly
William Shankly (2 September 1913 – 29 September 1981) was a Scottish football player and manager, who is best known for his time as manager of Liverpool.
About Bill Shankly
William Shankly (2 September 1913 – 29 September 1981) was a Scottish football player and manager, who is best known for his time as manager of Liverpool.
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