Patrick Vieira

When you're in youth development, you have to develop players - win or come in second. But the job where I am…

— 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…

— Patrick Vieira

I love London. I feel at ease there; I can push my trolley in the supermarket without being bothered. If I want…

— 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…

— Patrick Vieira

Every single position has a massive part to play on a team.

— Patrick Vieira

You can buy any strikers you want, but this position is important, and you need someone there who can do the job.

— Patrick Vieira

When, in 2005, there was an offer from Juventus, I was in the Bahamas. When I came back, Arsene said to me,…

— Patrick Vieira

You train far more in France than in England. Here, we still see football as a game. Football is a job. There…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Patrick Vieira

It's normal that people expect more from the French team,

— 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…

— Patrick Vieira

When I spent time in the academy, exchanging ideas with young players, being on the field, the way they were looking at…

— 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…

— Patrick Vieira

We know that if someone is in a better position than you to score, you have to give him the ball.

— Patrick Vieira

In England, the respect for the ex-players is something that people take seriously.

— Patrick Vieira

When I told Arsene Wenger I was leaving, he said to me, 'I have £25m to spend on a few players.' My…

— Patrick Vieira

I didn't know anything about England or anything about Arsenal, but I knew a lot about Arsene and his reputation, so I…

— Patrick Vieira

I sincerely think that firing Roger Lemerre was the easiest solution. There had to be a guilty party, and it was him.…

— Patrick Vieira

In my time at Arsenal, we had a really good balance. We had players who were fast, players who were really strong…

— Patrick Vieira

I don't look further than next year because in our world, anything can happen.

— Patrick Vieira

It's not easy when you lose Flamini, Hleb, Senderos, Gilberto, and Lehmann. When you lose all these players - and Flamini, for…

— Patrick Vieira

I'm passionate about the job. I'm really excited. I'm really determined.

— Patrick Vieira

Arsene always gives freedom to his players. To have that freedom is good, but if you can give them the freedom and…

— Patrick Vieira