Robert Pires

The bond I feel for my parents is very strong.

— Robert Pires

Sometimes, a national team's shirt is heavy.

— Robert Pires

Patrick Vieira is better than Fernandinho.

— Robert Pires

The 2002 Premier League was the best trophy for me.

— Robert Pires

Playing for FC Goa was a great experience for me.

— Robert Pires

You can't know where you're going when you're a coach.

— Robert Pires

In England, football is a religion. In France, football is not a religion. It's wine and food.

— Robert Pires

When you are young and you join Arsenal, the communication with the manager is very important.

— Robert Pires

I don't like the fact that there can be clans within a team. A team has to be unified!

— Robert Pires

All the top clubs want to sign great players, but if you want a great player it costs a lot of money.

— Robert Pires

When you are an ex-footballer you want to stay with the one team and one club, and Arsenal is my club.

— Robert Pires

When you arrive at the training ground, you need to disconnect and focus on training.

— Robert Pires

I did not dive and I am not a cheat. That is not the way I play.

— Robert Pires

I believe in Giroud because he loves to fight, fight the good fight and not for himself, but for the team.

— Robert Pires

Arsene helped me off the field too. He was like a second dad to me. He loved a player with very good…

— Robert Pires

In Spain, we always talk about Madrid and Barca for the title and that is normal because they are the two teams…

— Robert Pires

It was very hard to finish my professional career. But it's OK, I really had played for as long as I could…

— Robert Pires

When I joined Arsenal in 2000 I learned a lot from Dennis Bergkamp. He was the mind of the team and he…

— Robert Pires

In France, the gastronomy is one of the best in the world. But when you move to England, everybody tells you to…

— Robert Pires

To win the World Cup in your own country was magical. When Didier Deschamps lifted the trophy, I thought: 'Wow, I'm a…

— Robert Pires

For me, the goals were not important, but instead to lift some silverware at the end of the season. That is the…

— Robert Pires

In 2000 I was really close to sign for Real Madrid. I was in Belgium, playing the European Championship. I even took…

— Robert Pires

I love Villarreal. They are closer to my heart than any other club in Spain.

— Robert Pires

Whether it's a coach or a player arriving during the season it's not easy.

— Robert Pires

It's a huge honour that I'm mentioned in the same breath as Mesut.

— Robert Pires

Wenger helped me by talking to me almost every day in training.

— Robert Pires

If you play for Arsenal, it means that you have some quality.

— Robert Pires

What is good with the English clubs is that they respect the old players.

— Robert Pires

When I talk about football and the Premier League I think everything is possible.

— Robert Pires

You lose speed, that's normal, but the technique you never lose.

— Robert Pires

Mbappe always performs whether that's in Ligue 1, Champions League or with the France national team.

— Robert Pires

When you play for Arsenal you have to try to win all competitions.

— Robert Pires

It was an honour and a privilege to work for Arsene Wenger.

— Robert Pires

I think Mbappe will win the Ballon d'Or, there's no doubt about that.

— Robert Pires

If you have the chance to go to MLS, it is a good opportunity.

— Robert Pires

I grew up in France, I learned football in France, but I found passion in England.

— Robert Pires

I learned a lot from Zinedine Zidane with the national team.

— Robert Pires

Dennis Bergkamp and Thierry Henry had more quality than Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus.

— Robert Pires

It's not in Wenger's philosophy to go back and sign former players when they are older.

— Robert Pires

You know when you play for Arsenal, if you want to play for Arsenal, you need to be very, very good.

— Robert Pires