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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.
Quote by -Robert Pires
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.
Quote by -Robert Pires
When people ask me the best player I played with, I always say Dennis Bergkamp. He just had so much class.
Quote by -Robert Pires
When you haven't played for more than six months, scoring is the ultimate pleasure. It's ecstasy.
Quote by -Robert Pires
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.
Quote by -Robert Pires
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.
Quote by -Robert Pires
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.
Quote by -Robert Pires
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.
Quote by -Robert Pires
I love Villarreal. They are closer to my heart than any other club in Spain.
Quote by -Robert Pires
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.
Quote by -Robert Pires
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.
Quote by -Robert Pires
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.
Quote by -Robert Pires
Everyone benefits from a strong Paris Saint-Germain - the club itself, the French league and also the Champions League.
Quote by -Robert Pires
I don't like the fact that there can be clans within a team. A team has to be unified!
Quote by -Robert Pires
Villarreal is a difficult place to go, and if you want to win there, you have to play very hard and very well.
Quote by -Roberto Mancini
I think a player like Van Persie can play for every team because he's a top player.
Quote by -Roberto Mancini
Sometimes you think that a reconstruction project can be done more quickly than you expected.
Quote by -Roberto Mancini
There are players whose only target is their day off, and that is a big problem.
Quote by -Roberto Mancini
When I played, sometimes we would have one game in a week; now there are no free moments, no time, not even for family.
Quote by -Roberto Mancini
Ibrahimovic? In my opinion, Ibra is the best striker in Europe. It makes me laugh when people say he misses crucial chances.
Quote by -Roberto Mancini
It is very difficult when I have to choose a first 11 because I understand the feelings that players gave when players are on the bench; it is very difficult.
Quote by -Roberto Mancini
In every team, there are players that don't seem important, but in the end, they prove to be one of the most important players. These players are quiet but can play in every position. They help the manager and their team-mates and are always available. They fight for every ball.
Quote by -Roberto Mancini
I was lucky enough to experience an exceptional period with City. We won so much and played great football.
Quote by -Roberto Mancini
I do not think I will go to China. They called me, but I said no because, for me, the real place for football is in Europe.
Quote by -Roberto Mancini