You cannot say that you are happy when you don't win.

When you represent a club it's about values and qualities, not about passports.

The real revelation of a player's character is not in his social life but in how he plays. In my social life I can hide my real personality.

If I were going to war I would want to be alongside an Englishman not a Frenchman. The Frenchman would think too much.

I would be much more annoyed if we hadn't won the game. As a manager, you have to see the positives and I think Pires has a vaccine for the rest of his life.

When I arrive at the gates of Heaven the Good Lord will ask ‘what did you do in your life?’ I will respond ‘I tried to win football matches.’ He will say: ‘Are you certain that’s all?’ But, well, that’s the story of my life.

Nobody has enough talent to live on talent alone. Even when you have talent, a life without work goes nowhere.