I'm French. I have not become an Englishman. I have the impression of living on an island called Arsenal. If you fancy a sightseeing tour of London, don't ask me. You would get lost.

If you buy a man who is half dead, everybody may be happy off the field, but on the field you'll have major problems

At a young age winning is not the most important thing... the important thing is to develop creative and skilled players with good confidence.

When you look at people who are successful, you will find that they aren't the people who are motivated, but have consistency in their motivation.

Sol has experience, pace and physical power, which nobody else has together.

Sometimes I see it [a foul by an Arsenal player], but I say that I didn’t see it to protect the players and because I could not find any rational explanation for what they did.

I think we live in a very competitive world, and I love competition.