In some ways England is more liberal than France, but I also find it more intrusive. But when you go abroad you have to accept the ways of where you live. I have to respect that.

He has experience, physical potential and pace that nobody else has, ... He has the ingredients that altogether give [the England manager] Sven[-Goran Eriksson] something to consider.

I think in England you eat too much sugar and meat and not enough vegetables.

When you look at people who are successful, you will find that they aren't the people who are motivated, but have consistency in their motivation.

I believe in work, in connections between the players, I think what makes football great is that it is a team sport. You can win in different ways, by being more of a team, or by having better individual players. It is the team ethic that interests me, always.

Private life is private life. Off the pitch, there is private life, and the rest is social life, where of course you have to behave responsibly.