Marcel Desailly Quotes

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Marcel Desailly

Profession : Footballer

Birth : September 7, 1968

I believe that Lampard has helped Giroud shine often by getting a lot out of him but he can't be the first choice for Lampard.

Marcel Desailly

Racism exists every day in France, Italy and England. Sometimes I am the victim of that - but just a little. I have the chance to be a high-level sportsman but I feel this problem for my brothers and sisters.

Marcel Desailly

When the luck is not there you lose confidence and confidence is one of the most important things for a footballer.

Marcel Desailly

I've been a serious player all my life in my diet, sleeping, everything, but the luck of coming to clubs that win is also important.

Marcel Desailly

Ronaldo has never won anything with Portugal.

Marcel Desailly

Henry was perhaps more appreciated in England - I think he was a little underrated in France - but Thierry had everything you would want from a forward. He was so speedy, making it tough for us defenders to intervene. And he had such lucidity in front of goal. The famous side-foot finish he made his trademark was a thing of joy.

Marcel Desailly

Zidane is a top player and he knows that if players do not perform, there needs to be a little bit of silence and hard work.

Marcel Desailly

Honestly when you look at football when Sepp Blatter was made FIFA president in 1998, the global budget for the World Cup in France, or South Korea and Japan, Germany etc. He has really boosted the interests of football across the world.

Marcel Desailly

I nearly signed for Monaco because it was a more stable club. My family were in favour of Monaco. At Marseille everything is more crazy and there's a lot more pressure. But that's what appealed to me.

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I need the pressure of a big challenge.

Marcel Desailly

Signing for Marseille was a dream come true. Everything that happened to me afterwards was magic.

Marcel Desailly

I got professional from 18, 19 years of age, and I got my opportunity to join the French national team, so there was no choice to even consider.

Marcel Desailly

When I was a soccer player, I already had the idea and vision to come back to Ghana and settle and develop sports infrastructure.

Marcel Desailly

Giroud is the perfect team-mate and player for the France national team.

Marcel Desailly

Mbappe can play down the middle but he is the world champion from being out wide.

Marcel Desailly

At 36, as soon as you have an injury, then it is difficult to overcome.

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Everyone wants a player like Pogba.

Marcel Desailly

We need to understand and to trust the fact that every single time Abramovich or the management of Chelsea have been able to get the correct coach to go for victory.

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It is a pleasure playing in a big competition at home.

Marcel Desailly

Nobody resembles me, because now they're much more technical. The way they use the ball, the ability and the skills, is much more accurate.

Marcel Desailly