“The most skillful is Thierry Henry, he has impressed me the most. He's played a great tournament(Euro '00). He has the pace of Anelka, and the sense of Trezeguet. He's got something that no French player has ever had. He can do everything: from scoring goals, to giving assists, crossing and creating space for other players, and he fights for every ball. I've never see a player in France like him” GivingFightingGoalCan DoSpacePlayerCreatingBallsFrancePaceImpressedTournamentsCrossingsEuroSkillfulScoring Goals Author:Michel Patini
“Beckham in Paris will certainly be good for shopping. I love this player but he is not the footballer he was. And if he comes to Paris now it will be to do something other than football.” IfsPlayerFootballBe GoodParisShoppingFootballerBeckham Author:Michel Patini
“Messi is the great player of this generation, like there were great players in other generations.” PlayerGenerationsThis GenerationMessi Author:Michel Patini
“Footballing qualities can be developed, but Stoichkov is a player with character and inborn talent. I've seen him produce fantastic plays even from impossible situations... I couldn't believe it, when I heard that I used to be his idol.” BelievePlayCharacterUsedQualitySituationPlayerImpossibleHeardTalentProduceUsed To BeFantasticFranceIdolsImpossible Situations Author:Michel Patini
“A football match should be decided by an action of play. Not some contrived process whose end result is to mark a fine player such as Bossis, Baresi or Baggio for the rest of his career.” ShouldEndsPlayActionProcessResultsCareersPlayerFootballFineDecidedMarkEnd ResultsFootball Match Author:Michel Patini
“I was playing the best football of my career at the time, finishing top scorer in Italy three year's running. There were other good players around but I think I was the best at that time.” ThinkingYearsRunningThreeCareersPlayerFootballThree YearsFinishingBest Football Author:Michel Patini
“At times like that it's difficult to remember what's at stake, that history is in the making. As a player you feel so cut off sometimes, it can be tough... Which is why it is an enormous advantage to play at home.” FeelsSometimesPlayHomeRememberDifficultCuttingPlayerToughAdvantageEnormousStakes Author:Michel Patini
