Edouard Mendy Quotes

Edouard Mendy

Profession : Footballer

Birth : March 1, 1992

When you are unemployed, you tell yourself that you are not going to find a way out.

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When one remains unemployed for a year, even with the best will in the world, doubt sets in.

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I spend my time with my family, with my wife, my two little boys and my sister.

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I used to watch Tony Sylva in goal, who would leap around like a cat and had so much agility and such a wonderful physique for a goalkeeper.

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When we think of Olivier Giroud, the word example comes to mind. He is an example of resilience, hard work and perseverance. A professional and an example for young people. And, above all, he's a good player and he scores when he plays. You couldn't ask for better in a group.

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When Chelsea call me, it was a big opportunity. When I came here, I feel straight away that things are different. The people recognise you, everything changes.

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I cannot thank my family enough, my cousins. All the people who didn't give up on me.

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I went from unemployment to Marseille.

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I didn't always want to be a goalkeeper, but I didn't have much of a future further up the pitch.

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I was asked to go in goal, and everything happened naturally after that.

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I've experienced all the divisions in France, from the sixth-tier to Ligue 1.

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I had the chance to sign for Olympique de Marseille. And I just went up from there.

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Am I one of the best goalkeepers in the world? I couldn't tell you, but for me the most important thing is to be the best for my team.

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Being the best for my club means being the best every day and being the best I can on the pitch, helping my team to win trophies.

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After the season cut short by COVID, Chelsea became interested in me, and despite having qualified for the Champions League with Rennes, it was something that I couldn't refuse. It was the city where I wanted to live, it was the club where I wanted to play, the colours that I wanted to defend.

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I don't think Riyad needs any introduction, he is one of the best African players and he has played at a very high level for several years. He's also had a complicated journey and he really didn't give up and he deserves everything that is happening to him.

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Training but not being able to play on weekends. That was something very difficult.

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It's a responsibility for me, to not just be good, but to give my best and to be the best I can every weekend, to prove that African goalkeepers can establish themselves in the Premier League.

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I know I made a lot of clean sheets but I'm not counting them. That's because it's not something that I make on my own. The goalkeeper is as important as the guy in front of him.

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At the end of the day, I'm the one who has to make the stops, yes. But in front of me, there is a whole structure, ten players who move and complicate the task of the opponent. It's a team performance and not something I can own on my own.

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