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“Diego Simeone is a great manager.”
“When people ask me the best player I played with, I always say Dennis Bergkamp. He just had so much class.”
“It was a pleasure to play under Arsene Wenger. He was a great manager and I personally thank him for everything as he brought a new philosophy to the Premier League.”
“It's never easy to switch from one football to another one, from one culture, one language to a new one.”
“When you haven't played for more than six months, scoring is the ultimate pleasure. It's ecstasy.”
“L'Etoile, in Soho, is the best French restaurant in London.”
“For me, I like to play several games a week because it will help maintain your physical levels throughout the season. Besides, that's what we like to do as footballers.”
“When I talk about football and the Premier League I think everything is possible.”
“When you are young and you join Arsenal, the communication with the manager is very important.”
“For Arsenal it's very important to have a player like Matteo Guendouzi. He's a good player and I think he can make a success with Arsenal. I hope so. He's a great player, he's very talented and he's very confident.”
“You cannot compare the way someone plays for a club and for a national team. At a club, you spend every day with the same players. In a national team, you are with your team-mates for only a few days.”
“If you play for Arsenal, it means that you have some quality.”
“I grew up in France, I learned football in France, but I found passion in England.”
“I enjoyed playing against Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool but the north London derby was totally different. I have so many great memories from this fixture.”
“My time with Arsenal at the beginning was very difficult. Adaptation is very important and it was very long for me. But Arsene Wenger helped me during five or six months.”
“Coaching with Wenger is a good opportunity to learn.”
“We always talk about Messi, but without Iniesta Barcelona are a different team.”
“Zico is a great manager and he knows the game perfectly.”
“People think this is easy to be a football player. They only see the summit but they don't see the ascent, which is far longer and tougher than the career peaks. And there are so few of us to reach the summits. Some might earn €305,000 per month but there are a lot more for whom life is hell.”
“I don't like the fact that there can be clans within a team. A team has to be unified!”