You rarely come across the complete footballer, but Scholes is as close to it as you can get. One of my regrets is that the opportunity to play alongside him never presented itself during my career.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEI’m very inspired by him-it was my father who taught us that an immigrant must work twice as hard as anybody else, that he must never give up.
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Sometimes words are harder than blows.
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My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder.
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Messi makes the difference most of the time. In particular, he is always going forwards. He never passes the ball backwards or sideways. He has only one idea, to run towards the goal. So as a football fan, just enjoy the show.
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I have always said the French team is the most important thing that has happened to me. I thought deeply about it and I want to play for France again.
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We must not let ourselves get driven off course, no matter what happens we must stick to our natural game.
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The only important thing I have to say is that my father never fought against his country.
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We were a family who had come from nothing and now we had respect from French people of all sorts.
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If Zizou kept his temper, he would not be the genius that he is.
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Zidane was from another planet. When Zidane stepped onto the pitch, the 10 other guys just got suddenly better. It is that simple.
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It’s only natural to want to select your best players and there is no doubt for me that Paul Scholes is still in a class of his own. He’s almost untouchable in what he does. I never tire of watching him play.
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Everything Iniesta does impresses me. He could even play as goalkeeper. He’s magical.
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I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.
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You can’t get bored of winning. You can win 10 games in a row but you keep the same will to snatch the 11th. You always need more.
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I have a need to play intensely every day, to fight every match hard.
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Scholes is undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation.
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