Maybe when you are eight, nine, 10 the coach can be influenced by the social level of the parents to put their kids into the team because the competition is not there. But once you reach a decent level from… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Giroud is the perfect team-mate and player for the France national team. — Marcel Desailly Copy Share Image
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 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
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 Image
