Gervinho Quotes

Gervinho

Profession : Athlete

Birth : May 27, 1987

Arsenal is a team that needs good footballers and leaders on the field.

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Wenger never had faith in me.

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I don't detest Arsenal because of the way Wenger treated me.

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I need to work hard at training to become more clinical in front of goal.

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Every game is tough for me because the level of competition is so high in the Premier League, and every time you have to be at your best.

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I don't know what I would have done had I not become a footballer. I've always wanted to do that, even when my family would try to stop me playing football so that I went to school.

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I started playing at my local estate club. I used to wake up every morning to go to play in the club. I loved it so much, it brought a lot of wonderful things in my life.

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Back in the days, being able to join the Jean-Marc Guillou academy was one of the best things that could happen to a youngster from Ivory Coast. There were thousands of kids who wanted to join that school so it was a great feeling for me.

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Beveren helped me a lot to adjust to Europe.

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When I arrived at Le Mans nobody knew me, I had to work hard to get into the first-team.

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Arsenal have always been a dream of mine and I always thought one day I would go there.

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Salah is a tough guy. Always calm and strong, with the mentality of a hard worker. I'll never forget his training sessions: very high rhythm, pushed like a madman, you watched him in amazement.

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He had a sort of positive effect - you saw Salah and wanted to work harder. Talent and sacrifice.

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Entertaining those who come to see me is my objective.

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Dreaming costs nothing, no?

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I was not getting much time on the pitch and was in need of this time to improve and play my best football. Wenger was not prepared to give it to me. Also my position on the wing was not what I was expecting and I wasn't happy with it.

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Arsenal are the team that have left the biggest mark on me, without a doubt.

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I lived a dream. Any kid who starts playing can't help but to dream to play at a club like Arsenal.

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You must never forget where you came from.

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In China you have to be in peak form because you need to do well. You earn a lot - I had a huge salary - but then you have to prove you are worth it. Every match is a challenge and I played next to or faced some truly great players.

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