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Matt Le Tissier

(1968) Association Football Player

17 quotes in 72 categories

Matt Le Tissier is an association football player.

Quick Facts About Matt Le Tissier

Born: October 14, 1968
Profession: Association Football Player

About Matt Le Tissier

[Wikidata] English association football player (born 1968)... | [Wikipedia] Matthew Paul Le Tissier is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Le Tissier spent his entire professional club career with Southampton, before turning to non-League football in 2002; his loyalty garnered special affection from Southampton's fans who nicknamed him "Le God".

Quotes by Matt Le Tissier

I'd like to think I can put myself in positions where I can get the odd half-chance to score, that's what I…

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Back

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I've spoken to referees from my era who have openly admitted they were influenced by Sir Alex Ferguson when they were refereeing…

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Alex

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I'm 28 now. I've played 10 seasons in the top division, scored 170 goals in 400 games, and still I'm having to…

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Goals

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One of the things people don't appreciate is the mental side of things. The taker has to want to be there. He…

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Focus

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No, I've never had any interest in coaching, probably because I hated being told what to do when I was a player…

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Hated

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It annoys me a great deal when people accuse me of not having any ambition because I've stayed at Southampton all these…

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Aim

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I always sidefooted the ball as I wanted to keep the accuracy on it but I was quite fortunate that I could…

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Accuracy

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I think it has to do with the English mentality, we've always been wary of people with talent, we prefer people who…

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Hard

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I used to visualise the stadium erupting as the ball hit the back of the net. I erased all negative thoughts from…

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Negative

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I enjoy sitting beside Paul Merson every Saturday and listening to his unique pronunciation of foreign names. That really tickles me.

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Enjoy

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All I've ever wanted to do was to play for England. That ambition hasn't changed.

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Ambition

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I ended up getting sent off at The Dell against Liverpool for two bookable offences. I think that was the lowest point…

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Alone

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I knew I could play and I thought I could get away without working particularly hard because I could do stuff that…

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Could

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The most important thing about being on a football pitch is having options. That's what makes players look good. If you get…

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Football

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When I was a kid I wanted to play in the First Division and I wanted to play for England. I achieved…

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England

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I only ever had two options when taking a penalty. It was either going to the left-hand side or the right.

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Either

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But I can tell you that my favourite singer is Shania Twain and my favourite band is Lonestar.

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Band

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