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Paolo Di Canio

(1968) Association Football Player

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Paolo Di Canio is an association football player.

Quick Facts About Paolo Di Canio

Born: July 9, 1968
Profession: Association Football Player

About Paolo Di Canio

Paolo Di Canio is an Italian former professional footballer and later a manager. During his career he played over 500 league matches and scored over 100 goals, usually as a deep‑lying forward, though he could also play as an attacking midfielder or a winger. He was seen as technically skilled but sometimes temperamental.

Quotes by Paolo Di Canio · Page 3

The mix of the two is the perfect mix to be a very good manager. But I don't try to imitate either…

Football

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I am not political, I do not affiliate myself to any organisation, I am not a racist and I do not support…

Fascism

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At Swindon, I felt like I was at Barcelona because for me it was the best job. It was a big privilege…

Barcelona

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I have always said it is my destiny to come back to West Ham and I never change my opinion.

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It's important players and people around them have concentration and purpose.

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I am a passionate man and if I want to wave my arms in the air nobody is going to stop me.

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Players need to fight for the shirt - go out on that pitch ready to sweat and shed blood for the club.

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You cannot imagine John Terry or Luis Suarez to be racist. Otherwise they would not play with other black guys.

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Robot Wars is not a sport. Guys just play with remote controls. Now, if they were wired up and got an electrical…

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I've heard it said many times that I can't manage in the Premier League like I did in League One, but why…

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The dream is, once I am well known here and settled in this environment I love, to be the manager of England.…

Dream

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You would go and play away in the south of Italy and there were Mafia people with their guns, it could be…

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When I watch the Premier League I am always proud to see players that were young boys when I was at West…

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I did ban ketchup and mayonnaise because the players have too much of it and it is not healthy. It is not…

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Doping in English football is restricted to lager and baked beans with sausages. After which the players take to the field, belching…

Baked beans

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With Eriksen at Tottenham he had the chance to lose dangerous balls because there were those who ran for him, at Inter…

Chance

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In the dressing room I give the players, two or three, sometimes four main things that we have to do.

Dressing

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I know from studying the psychological side that the attention of a group is no more than eight minutes at one go.

Attention

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To be honest, I've never been part of a group of players that went to the chairman.

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I'm a bit different now, I try to keep control of my temper but I sometimes still get a rush of blood.

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There are sometimes managers that are not good enough for some groups but there are also some groups that are not good…

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As a manager, I live with my players and study them. That way, you can tell when something is wrong.

Football

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When I scored against United it was very exciting to look around and see 9,000 people celebrating away from home.

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Conte at the top level is an example at Chelsea. He didn't start very well. He is similar to me. He's a…

Day

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Balotelli does not play for the team, only for himself. He is an egotist, who thinks the world revolves around him.

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Perhaps because I am right wing, I am fascinated by Benito Mussolini. What fascinates me, and this is probably where Mussolini and…

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Not all British heroes may have been winners, but they were all fighters, people who have the tenacity never to give up.…

Day

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You have different egos in the Premier League, but you could have a player with 400 games behind them at Manchester United…

Football

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Every manager thinks they are ready for the top, top level but I do not only think about the top. The top…

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Me walk away? What? Never. I always believe that I am the best manager in the world. Why should I have to…

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You can influence your players in the wrong way or the right way. Your decisions can upset a lot of people... so…

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Even coffee before a game or training can be a problem. You can have coffee but three or four hours before. Coffee…

Coffee

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I am a fascist, not a racist. I give the straight arm salute because it is a salute from a 'camerata' to…

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