Martin Tyler

Game screenshot with an information about the commentators, Alan Smith and Martin Tyler

Martin Tyler is one of the English commentators who appeared in FIFA. He co-commentates with Alan Smith since FIFA 12. In FIFA 11 he has commentated with Andy Gray.

Quotes

List of quotes by Martin Tyler (and some by Alan Smith)

• "Hi there, I'm Martin Tyler and it's time for the Barclays Premier League action for you."
• "La Liga is the competition that are featuring in our match today, I'm Martin Tyler, hello to you all, Alan Smith is with me."
• "And he goes for goal!"
• "They have to called him Mr Hundred Percent, every shot is resulted in a goal."
• "Ohh, it's hit the post here!"
• "Manchester United, are really at their best in this first half."
• "There is he's, always wanted to takes players on."
• "Long range effort, very long range."
• "Can he turn away from the challenge here?"
• "Good block."
• "Brave defending by the player"
• "Fist away by the goalkeeper!"

• "Hattrick! Goal number 3 here, and it's a perfect day for the player!"

• "It's a hattrick today! It's a day he will never forget!"

• "It's a hattrick! He really is on top of his form, and on top of the opposition!"

• "This is one of the best finishers in the game."

• "No doubt about this fella technique, he's the real master of the pass."
• "Very skillful when he's on the ball"
• "He has been playing absolutely on top of his game today."
• "And today is Real Madrid against Barcelona, what we got here is two real rivals and that could bring the best out of the two teams."
• "This is as you all know, a local derby."
• "Here's the cross"
• "Goal! Fantastic header!"
• "You gotta be sorry for the goalkeeper there because I think that was a decent save, and when he needed help from his defenders, he didn't get it." (Alan's comment)
• "Oh! Stop the shot, bravely."
• "Defender are worry about Cristiano Ronaldo."
• "Here's the chance!"
• "There he is, that fox in that box!"
• "Good pass."
• "Excellent interception under some pressure I must say."
• "Superbly done!"

• "The cliché now about Manchester City, is they are noisy neighbors, noisy, because, for a long time they have been in the same city, Cito has the resources these days."

• "One of the most one-sided games that I've ever seen!"
• "Well, with that goal Alan, it should wrap it up for Barcelona." -Alan: "I would have thought so, surely no way back now!"
• "Lunging it, slide tackle!"
• "And it's a penalty!"
• "And he shoots!"
• "If it wasn't bad enough to concede, but to an own goal!"
• "Look at the space he's got!"
• "He's in behind them!"
• "And the flag has went up for an offside"
• "Ball's free!"
• "And it's broken free!"
• "Look at the change of pace there - he's in the clear!"
• "A goal!"
• "Sliding challenge!"
• "No, not this time, and the opposition have come away with the ball"
• "And it's broken down straightaway, and all that potential is gone"
• "Fantastic slide tackle to get the ball"
• "And the ball, knocked away long"
• "He's made the save, it's still in play here!"
• "He's in trouble, he's off the goalkeeper!"
• "The card's out, it's red and keeper's off!"
• "More drama, it's still in play!"
• "Great work from the keeper, still there!"
• "Great opportunity!"
• "Well done the goalkeeper but it's still in play!"
• "So much room for him now!"
• "Goalkeeper makes the save and It's a clean save too - doesn't drop the ball"
• "That could gone in - it would be a goal to remember"
• "In the clear here"
• "It's a very audacious attempt from that far out"
• "And some strong defending here, including the clearance"
• "And the bulidup and nearly in!"
• "Great build-up, nearly in here!"
• "Just a bit of bend on that from Robin van Persie, plenty of power, but the goalkeeper was able to a make very decent save" Alan "I'm not sure if we see this late Martin, as a result it was an excellent stop."
• "Going for power from long range, and what a shot, what a goal!!"
• Oh, maybe that will go as one of Goals of the Season - how far was he, amazing!" (Alan's comment)
• "And it's a blockaway by a defender"
• "And the goalkeeper not needed, because they've stop the shot!"
• "Superb save again!" Alan: "The reactions there, the reflexes, were absolutely top class"
• "Penalty, for Arsenal!"
• "Oh this is it"
• "Ohh, the bar's still shaking!"
• "Back out off the bar"
• "And it's out of play, off the player"
• "He can't miss!"
• "Just gonna keep calm!"
• "And good anticipation for the interception"
• "Anticipation leading to the interception there"
• "A good hit Andy, but I'm afraid it was off the radar" (the comment can be also heard in FIFA 12 when Alan was the co-commentator) [also, I think the first part of the quote I write incorrectly]
• "Brilliant, backheel, lovely"
• "So far the destruction has been self-destruction with that own goal for the losing team" (This is a quote with Smith saying after, but I don't remember Alan's words)
• "And the player's putting into his own net under pressure!"
• "He's blocked it there"
• "And today's referee, Hans de Noteboom."
• "Good referee, so the cross can come in!"
• "And there it is!!"
• "Check on the referee, Jean Rabault"
• "And this match is being controlled by Flemming Fredskild."
• "It's gone out of play, and it didn't need to"
• "Barcelona were founded in 1899 by a group of Spanish, Swiss and Englishmen"
• "Excellent save from Victor Valdes!" (only for games where this player was)
• "Super stop, Joe Hart!"
• "Strong fist by the goalkeeper"
• "3-3 on the scoreline!"
• "That's a good lead, 3 goals to nil (0)!"
• "Now it's 2-0!"
• "And the offside very tight, remember level is on-side" Alan "The player running forward and the back line holding still - it was an extremely tight one but got it right now, the far side"
• "And they can't get better of Mandanda here!"
• "And cleared away by Puyol" - Notes: 1. There are two editions of the quote - first spoken normally, second with 'by Puyol' on a higher pitch. 2. Only heard in games where Puyol was
• "And a quick break, he's away!"
• "Barcelona has scored here!"
• "Now it's only the goalkeeper between him and scoring!"
• "Must be!"
• "So dangerous!"
• "And no time for niceties, went for power" -Alan "Yeah, player maybe not on top of his game decides to just lash it"
• "That's marvelous from Mandanda in goal!"
• "Handball there"
• "Not particulary pretty, but effective from a defender to clear his lines"
• "Barcelona awarded the throw here"
• "And it's a heading chance now"
• "Oh!" (during making a cross)
• "And it's in, the header! Great goal!"
• "Oh what a thump. Eyes on the ball all the way, but the connection was absolutely perfect" (Alan's comment)
• "And here it is!" (during an attack)
• "Steve Mandanda makes an easy catch"
• "And it's off the post and behind"
• "That's a good pass."
• "Messi in the clear!"
• "Off the post and back into play!"
• "And we're concentracing on Barcelona"
• "Still danger!"
• "That must be very close, flag up though"
• "Look at the watch, and that will tell you 6 minutes to go."
• "And we have only 7 minutes reimaining now"
• "And there's a slide challenge"
• "That's a slide challenge"
• "Messi takes it forward"
• "The goalkeeper's in a hurry for this goal kick, might be their last chance to get the ball forward"
• "David Villa, dangerous from any range really" Alan: "Yeah I mean he'll try his luck from short or long distances and eh, not far out there"
• "Goalkeeper might be needed again!"
• "Wonderful interception!"
• "Barcelona, with Pique on the ball"
• "He had play it over the ball because the defender was all over him"
• "Oh. Unlucky"
• "Ah, he's slid in"
• "They might be in here!"
• "Somehow he's got out of the way of that, a sliding tackle"
• "Excellent block!"
• "And he bangs it away"
• "It's hit the player - blocked it really, I guess"
• "Iniesta almost went down, but managed to stay on his feet"
• "Top save!"
• "And he's away showing them a clear pair of heels!"
• "Flag went up straightaway, referee blew, offside."
• "That's away from the real point of danger then, but not for long I don't think"
• "Players from both sides are going for the ball, it's loose!"
• "Very good piece of blocking"
• "Play building up nicely now"
• "And it's in, the equaliser!"
• "That's a terrific response - they come back straightaway, and we're level again"
• "Whoa, what a response! An equaliser, straightaway, we're level again!"
• "He's got there, and turned it over the bar"
• "And the ball loose now"
• "Stopping the pass getting through with a good sense of anticipation"
• "Xavi looking to find a killer pass this time"
• "Oh, the post, very close indeed!"
• "Good goal and now they're a goal to the good!"
• "Hits the crossbar!"
• "And the defender to the rescue, after a promising piece of attacking play"
• "And we'll start again with a goal kick"
• "A terrific header and a tremendous save!" -Alan "He couldn't head it any better but the keeper was equal to it"
• "He's through!"
• "And this is the first penalty here, pressure on"
• "And Joe Hart's kept it out, in great style!"
• "And the ball is free here!"
• "Dangerous!"
• "He scored, with a brilliant header!"
• "Oh, The break was on, and the breakaway has broken down"
• "San Milano is the official today."
• "What an important block that was!"
• "The post, back into play!"
• "Massive pressure on the penalty taker now in the circumstances."
• "Safe hands from the keeper from that shot"
• "Easy spot for the referee, hands"
• "Kept it out, somehow!"
• "The match on the line - if he fails to score, they lose it"
• "It's loose now, in the box!"
• "That was ambitious, but the ambition very nearly paid off!"
• "And the ball's here to be won!"
• "And eh, the block has been made"
• "He's hold on to that, somehow."
• "And it's gonna be a goal kick."
• "And we're halfway through, and we haven't yet got a goal to bring to you - 0-0 at halftime"
• "And the cross driven in!"
• "Somehow he's saved it!"
• "Sergey Piputkin is the man in charge of the game"
• "Good punch by the keeper"
• "That's a very, very good slide tackle in the circumstances."
• "Not quite as we thought"
• "Messi trying his luck from a long way, away"
• "That's a marvelous defensive challenge"
• "That's a wonderful chip into the back of the net!"
• "Oh, that's a wonderful ball, can they finish it?!"
• "Good fist by the keeper"
• "And the bicycle kick has been saved here!"
• "And the referee blows for handball"
• "Oh, that's an amazing overhead kick!"
• "Punched away by the goalkeeper"
• "First shot - First goal! We're off and running here!"
• "And the game will be restarted by a goal kick for Barcelona"
• "They couldn't him and he's away!"
• "Keeping the move going"
• "That own goal - a crazy moment"
• "Uh oh, Curse of the Commentator I'm afraid"
• "Fantastic overhead kick goal!"
• "Oh the ball is broken loose!"
• "Another save - ball's still in play though!"
• "Ingvar Tollefsen, the match referee"
• "And it's in via the post!"
• "He is a pass master"
• "And they through!"
• "It's all over, there is the final whistle"