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> [If I am the best, I am capable of saying it, but if I find the others better, I am also capable of shutting up. And staying on the bench. Full stop.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-vieira/if-i-am-the-best-i-am-capable-of-saying-it-but-if-i-find-the-others/)

[Patrick Vieira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-vieira/)

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## Other authors on Saying Better

## More by Patrick Vieira

> [When you're in youth development, you have to develop players - win or come in second. But the job where I am and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-vieira/when-you-re-in-youth-development-you-have-to-develop-players-win-or/)

[Patrick Vieira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-vieira/)

> [You have some people who recognise the players or coaching staff, but there are a lot who don't have a clue, who look at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-vieira/you-have-some-people-who-recognise-the-players-or-coaching-staff-but/)

[Patrick Vieira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-vieira/)

> [I love London. I feel at ease there; I can push my trolley in the supermarket without being bothered. If I want to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-vieira/i-love-london-i-feel-at-ease-there-i-can-push-my-trolley-in-the/)

[Patrick Vieira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-vieira/)

> [You need somebody to open your eyes, to tell you there's things that you can do, and I had that person in Brian Marwood.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-vieira/you-need-somebody-to-open-your-eyes-to-tell-you-there-s-things-that/)

[Patrick Vieira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-vieira/)

> [Every single position has a massive part to play on a team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-vieira/every-single-position-has-a-massive-part-to-play-on-a-team/)

[Patrick Vieira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-vieira/)

> [You can buy any strikers you want, but this position is important, and you need someone there who can do the job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-vieira/you-can-buy-any-strikers-you-want-but-this-position-is-important-and/)

[Patrick Vieira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-vieira/)

> [When, in 2005, there was an offer from Juventus, I was in the Bahamas. When I came back, Arsene said to me, 'There is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-vieira/when-in-2005-there-was-an-offer-from-juventus-i-was-in-the-bahamas/)

[Patrick Vieira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-vieira/)

> [You train far more in France than in England. Here, we still see football as a game. Football is a job. There is still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-vieira/you-train-far-more-in-france-than-in-england-here-we-still-see/)

[Patrick Vieira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-vieira/)

> [I think England has to change the way they are teaching football because football is changing, and the method isn't changing as much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-vieira/i-think-england-has-to-change-the-way-they-are-teaching-football/)

[Patrick Vieira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-vieira/)

> [It's important not to lose focus; so many things can happen. People try to build this fire between the clubs. The heat is going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-vieira/it-s-important-not-to-lose-focus-so-many-things-can-happen-people-try/)

[Patrick Vieira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-vieira/)

> [You have to choose the right club with the right people. That can have an impact when things aren't going the right way -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-vieira/you-have-to-choose-the-right-club-with-the-right-people-that-can-have/)

[Patrick Vieira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-vieira/)

> [It's normal that people expect more from the French team,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-vieira/it-s-normal-that-people-expect-more-from-the-french-team/)

[Patrick Vieira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-vieira/)

> [Arsene Wenger is an ambitious manager, and he knows deep in his heart that he needs five world-class players to compete among the best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-vieira/arsene-wenger-is-an-ambitious-manager-and-he-knows-deep-in-his-heart/)

[Patrick Vieira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-vieira/)

> [When I spent time in the academy, exchanging ideas with young players, being on the field, the way they were looking at me -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-vieira/when-i-spent-time-in-the-academy-exchanging-ideas-with-young-players/)

[Patrick Vieira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-vieira/)

> [I think when you move to a country like the U.S., you need to understand the culture, to understand how people see the game,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-vieira/i-think-when-you-move-to-a-country-like-the-u-s-you-need-to/)

[Patrick Vieira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-vieira/)

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