Quotes by Robert Pires - Page 2

In France, it is important to work every morning on the tactical. Wenger worked every morning on the tactical.
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Tactical
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I never watched British television. I bought myself a satellite for French, Spanish and Portuguese TV, instead.
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Portuguese
Satellite
Spanish
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It's very tough in the U.K. For me, it was totally different. English football and French football are not the same.
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English Football
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Fans should remember Thierry Henry when he joined Arsenal. He didn't score much before becoming an icon of this club.
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Arsenal
Icon
Joined
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Everyone benefits from a strong Paris Saint-Germain - the club itself, the French league and also the Champions League.
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Champions League
Champions
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Football is unique because it enables you to travel, learn about other cultures, meet new people and speak other languages.
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Languages
Cultures
Enables
New People
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When I joined Arsenal in 2000 I learned a lot from Dennis Bergkamp. He was the mind of the team and he made things look easy.
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Arsenal
Joined
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If you play in France, Spain or Italy it is not the same football, especially when you play in England. Every game is very difficult.
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Spain
Italy
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In Spain, we always talk about Madrid and Barca for the title and that is normal because they are the two teams with the most history.
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Madrid
Spain
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To win the World Cup in your own country was magical. When Didier Deschamps lifted the trophy, I thought: 'Wow, I'm a very lucky man.'
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World Cup
Lifted
Magical
Trophy
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For me, the goals were not important, but instead to lift some silverware at the end of the season. That is the objective for a footballer.
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Lift
Objective
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Unai Emery's philosophy is to play good football and his experience with Sevilla and Paris Saint-Germain makes him a great candidate for the Arsenal job.
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Arsenal
Good Experience Great
Candidate
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For me, the best thing about being a footballer is that indescribable feeling when you are on a pitch doing your job. I don't know what to say - it's what I love.
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Indescribable
Love Best Me
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Going to play in India at the end of my career was particularly special. I never thought I would get the chance to even visit India, let alone play football there.
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Play Football
Visit
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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.
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Chelsea
Derby
Enjoyed
Great Memories
Liverpool
London
Manchester
Manchester United
Memories
Totally
Against
Great Memories Great Memories
North
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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.
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Premier League
New Philosophy
Premier
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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.
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Levels
Your Me Will
Footballers
Besides
Me Help Will
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It was very hard to finish my professional career. But it's OK, I really had played for as long as I could - I was 41 when I played my last match, in India, for FC Goa.
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Professional Career
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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.
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Adaptation
Arsenal
Time Me Long
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Being at meal time on time is simple but important for the team. You need the discipline. Every top club is like that. With Arsenal and Villarreal it was the same - strict.
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Arsenal
Discipline
Strict
Meal
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If you look at La Liga, you will see how important the academies are when it comes to producing new talent. Academies play a major role and that is something India should understand.
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La
Major Role
Producing
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You can be a manager in Spain, France or Italy but when you come to England the intensity is totally different. It is about the fight, the spirit. The intensity is extremely difficult.
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Intensity
Spain
Italy
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I love Lucas Torreira. When you play in his position you need to be a warrior, and he's a warrior. He likes to fight a good fight with the other players and technically he's very good.
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Likes
Position
Warrior
Love Good Fight
Technically
Lucas
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When one is small, one always looks up at someone. To me, it was my father, Antonio, a former amateur football player. He was a striker of great talent. He has always been a role-model.
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Football Player
Former
Great Talent
Looks
Talent
Great Always Football
Amateur
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I never expected to adapt so quickly, but if you are a foreigner it's up to you to adapt to English football because you can't change it. I think I've achieved something in the way I adapted.
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English Football
Achieved
Change Football Way
Adapt
Foreigner
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I started playing with my dad, and football was my dream forever. Step by step, I learnt a lot. I worked really hard, and finally when I was eighteen, I signed my first professional contract.
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Eighteen
Contract
Learnt
Signed
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In France, the gastronomy is one of the best in the world. But when you move to England, everybody tells you to be careful about fish & chips. And avoid fried English breakfasts. I now know why.
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Be Careful
Chips
Fried
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Arsene helped me off the field too. He was like a second dad to me. He loved a player with very good quality and ability with the ball. That's why he enjoyed Thierry Henry, Nwankwo Kanu and Bergkamp.
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Good Quality
Good Dad Me
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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.
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Compare
National Team
Day Every Day Way
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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.
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Arsenal
Success Hope Good
Great Player
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Arsenal needs Arsene Wenger, but also Arsene Wenger needs Arsenal. For me, he will die at Arsenal. He is like Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United. After you think about Ferguson and United, you then think about Wenger and Arsenal.
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Arsenal
Ferguson
Manchester
Manchester United
Me Die Will
Sir
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All the coaches I've had have been important for me, whether it was Joel Muller at Metz, Rolland Courbis at Marseille, Manuel Pellegrini at Villarreal or Roger Lemerre with Les Bleus. All of them were important along the way, and each of them had faith in me and let me play.
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Coaches
Roger
Les
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I scored eight goals in 12 games against Spurs. I'm proud of this achievement because I know this rivalry is very important for the Arsenal fans - when you score eight times against Spurs you are an idol for them. And I know the Spurs fans hate me. I know this and it is a good sensation.
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Achievement
Arsenal
Rivalry
Spurs
Good Hate Me
Sensation
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When I think of Arsenal, my favourite personal memory that I recall is scoring my first goal for the Club - away to Lazio in the Champions League. It was important because when you join a new club, you really want to score your first goal. It's where everything started for me at this club
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Champions League
Memories
Thinking
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In 2000 I was really close to sign for Real Madrid. I was in Belgium, playing the European Championship. I even took a picture with the Real Madrid shirt because all the parties thought that it was a done deal. But Wenger called me several times and convinced me to sign for Arsenal instead.
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Arsenal
Belgium
Championship
Madrid
Real Madrid
Shirt
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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.
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Ascent
Football Player
Summit
Earn
Peaks
Tougher
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I enjoyed India a lot. I learned a lot and came face to face with the poverty there, which is very, very tough. One thing's for sure: I no longer have the right to complain about anything. That's impossible now. But I discovered a beautiful country, fabulous and very welcoming people, and the local cuisine.
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Beautiful Country
Cuisine
Fabulous
Complain
Welcoming
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At 15, I was playing with the C team at Reims and I wanted to leave. It's a difficult age for a kid - I wanted to go out with my mates, party... girls... that happens to everyone. Luckily, my mum told me: 'You don't know what you want, it's football - it's your dream and it could be a great job.' She was right.
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Great Job
Mates
Mum
Luckily
Your Dream
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