France is hypocritical and cowardly. I sometimes think that, having been invaded by the Germans, we'd be run better today.

At Arsenal me and Patrick (Vieira) didn't want to face Scholes. We would avoid him.

I'd like to be a dog. Dogs are nice. They can sleep any time, they wag their tails and on top of that they can get stroked all the time.

I'm convinced, that when you are a footballer you are a symbol. You have to be a superman in some ways, to send messages to people all the time, to the youth all the time.

You have to grow the same way that you're seeing your own kids grow.

It's sometimes difficult living in France. People are more open minded in England, and of course I'm missing England in terms of football and the passion that the fans show, they're really passionate.

If you want to be a professional footballer, you have to respect your profession. You have to respect the people that are making you the star you are. You have to protect the passion every day.