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“I really got a taste for winning titles at Lille.”
“As a child I dreamed of playing for Arsenal, because I loved them. Now I hate them for the way Wenger treated me.”
“I have always followed Arsenal in the Premier League. At some points they were really good, but also had some difficulties like a lot of big clubs do.”
“Arsenal is a team that needs good footballers and leaders on the field.”
“It is always difficult to leave your mates and your club in the middle of the season for another competition.”
“I don't detest Arsenal because of the way Wenger treated me.”
“Yes, at times in front of goal a fog descends. Perhaps the speed of my feet doesn't match up with that of my mind.”
“It is difficult to learn anything on the sidelines.”
“I don't know what I would have done had I not become a footballer. I've always wanted to do that, even when my family would try to stop me playing football so that I went to school.”
“In China you have to be in peak form because you need to do well. You earn a lot - I had a huge salary - but then you have to prove you are worth it. Every match is a challenge and I played next to or faced some truly great players.”
“I started playing at my local estate club. I used to wake up every morning to go to play in the club. I loved it so much, it brought a lot of wonderful things in my life.”
“I like to relax in the South of France. The weather is so good, the food is so good, and it is perfect because we can all speak French.”
“I need to work hard at training to become more clinical in front of goal.”
“It's never easy when your team is having a hard time.”
“Entertaining those who come to see me is my objective.”
“I was born in a tiny place in Ivory Coast, so being a protagonist in this life is a dream.”
“When you are young, you always want to improve, to work with great managers - and Arsene Wenger is one of the best in the world.”
“I started playing football in Abidjan, my African town, without even having shoes on my feet.”
“On any given day a team can have a bad result.”
“I don't mind about my own stats, goals or assists.”