Gianfranco Zola Quotes

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Gianfranco Zola

Profession : Athlete

Birth : July 5, 1966

The majority of supporters admire Barcelona because of their fantastic football and for the type of players they have.

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If someone can make a team champions, it is Tevez.

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No, I didn't expect Mancini to become a manager, because of the type of player he was - he was an intelligent player, of course, but I didn't think he had the desire to become a manager. But I guess if you speak to some of my team-mates they'd probably say they didn't expect me to either. I certainly didn't expect it.

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I'm sure there are some people who still think I'm too much of a nice guy to be a manager but I'm certain that's not an issue.

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I want the players to enjoy their football as much as I did in my career and to make it enjoyable for those who come and see it.

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Maybe some people were surprised that I came here to Watford. But, after three or four months here, it's the best choice I could have made.

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I was very tired when I left West Ham, but that's my character really. I gave everything. It can be bad, that, because you need to be at your best when you manage a football team. The players take it on board and see how you are.

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I stopped playing football. And life wasn't easy without football.

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When I was playing football it was 24 hours a day, seven days a week. So I said to myself when I stopped that I wanted to dedicate myself to things I'd never done before. I even had a list.

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I love the game and I have a fair approach to it.

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The concern is that when you are playing against a team that has a lot of quality you know that you can work hard for a long time and then in a second they can produce some quality necessary to score a goal.

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It was great to win that competition and when people ask me what was my best moment in England, I always say winning my first FA Cup.

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I felt Ancelotti did a good job for Chelsea and, like many fans, we are sorry for what happened to him.

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I think Ancelotti really likes London and he likes the way football is played over here. That doesn't surprise me because, after Italy, if you come here, you really enjoy the culture.

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Sometimes players don't like to be dropped and, when they don't like something, they react.

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Carlton Cole is no surprise to me anymore. For me, some of the bits he does are unbelievable.

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Pirlo is one of those players who, as they grow older, their football intelligence is such that they remain vitally important.

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The Premier League is the biggest on the planet and the challenge is you have to be very good to make it in England.

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I always loved playing an attacking form of flowing football.

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