One thing's for sure - Africa needs to have its best teams at the World Cup. — Marcel Desailly Copy Share Image
I was a heavyweight in the football world. You don't have of the type of players that I was anymore. — Marcel Desailly Copy Share Image
My World Cup in 1998 was unique, it was something for all eternity. — Marcel Desailly Copy Share Image
Playing a World Cup on home soil, getting to the final and then winning it - it doesn't get any bigger or… — Marcel Desailly Copy Share Image
To win a second World Cup is super tough - just look at Spain in 2014 and Germany in Russia, like us… — Marcel Desailly Copy Share Image
I remember we had a terrible start to the 2002 World Cup, losing to Senegal when we were the reigning world and… — Marcel Desailly Copy Share Image
Mbappe can play down the middle but he is the world champion from being out wide. — Marcel Desailly Copy Share Image
Smaller nations now believe in their capacity to cause problems and to challenge the traditional powers of world football. — Marcel Desailly Copy Share Image
In 2002 we went into the first World Cup in Asia as reigning champions and we had also added the European crown… — Marcel Desailly Copy Share Image
By leading Les Bleus to a second triumph, 20 years after being our captain when we won the World Cup in France,… — Marcel Desailly Copy Share Image
It is possible to make a slow start and still win it - look at Spain in 2010, beaten by Switzerland in… — Marcel Desailly Copy Share Image
Honestly when you look at football when Sepp Blatter was made FIFA president in 1998, the global budget for the World Cup… — Marcel Desailly Copy Share Image
In '98, we were not the best team. But after that, we had the anger to prove to the whole world we… — Marcel Desailly Copy Share Image
I love Koscielny, I’ve seen him a lot. He has good leg speed, which reminds me of Lilian [Thuram]. The last time… — Marcel Desailly Copy Share Image
Out of 100, Marseille was 40 and Milan was 100. It's that simple. Organisation, the stadium, 82,000 people in the San Siro… — Marcel Desailly Copy Share Image
I'm not like those who moan about having little teams at these competitions - for me that's what the World Cup is… — Marcel Desailly Copy Share Image
To experience playing with other big players, to be maybe a second choice. To face difficulty, a new language for his family. It's a… — Marcel Desailly Copy Share
Honestly when you look at football when Sepp Blatter was made FIFA president in 1998, the global budget for the World Cup in France,… — Marcel Desailly Copy Share
Because he knows he has the talent to change games, you get the impression Neymar wants to be the one to do that something… — Marcel Desailly Copy Share
In 2002 we went into the first World Cup in Asia as reigning champions and we had also added the European crown in 2000,… — Marcel Desailly Copy Share
This is the sort of situation I enjoy: a game in the San Siro, a huge crowd and a night for big men. Remember,… — Marcel Desailly Copy Share
Giroud is the perfect team-mate and player for the France national team. — Marcel Desailly Copy Share
As a player, Di Matteo helped build the foundations of a winning mentality that Chelsea was in need of at the time. He was… — Marcel Desailly Copy Share
Smaller nations now believe in their capacity to cause problems and to challenge the traditional powers of world football. — Marcel Desailly Copy Share
I'm not like those who moan about having little teams at these competitions - for me that's what the World Cup is all about. — Marcel Desailly Copy Share
To compete with Spain and France you have to copy the model that we have established in the clubs. You have to start from… — Marcel Desailly Copy Share
I nearly signed for Monaco because it was a more stable club. My family were in favour of Monaco. At Marseille everything is more… — Marcel Desailly Copy Share
I remember we had a terrible start to the 2002 World Cup, losing to Senegal when we were the reigning world and European champions. — Marcel Desailly Copy Share
![“I love Koscielny, I’ve seen him a lot. He has good leg speed, which reminds me of Lilian [Thuram]. The last time we spoke I told him to work hard and he’ll become one of the best defenders in the world. He’s at the standard of a Vidic or Pique. I mean that sincerely.” quote by Marcel Desailly](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/c54/marcel-desailly-5030_defenders_i-love-koscielny-i-ve-seen-him-a-lot-he_2970665.png)
