Michel Patini
Michel Patini
argentina arrived drawn favourites including injured tournament unlucky
We arrived in Argentina with a lot of injured players, including our goalkeeper. Also we were unlucky to be drawn in the same group as the two tournament favourites Italy and Argentina.
best gave shot
In 1986, we gave it our best shot but we didn't get the run of the ball.
against both brazil match sides
The match against Brazil was football at its best. Both sides had opportunities to win the game.
among french
There would probably be less of a frenzy among the French public.
competition experience ought particular people players time
During such a competition players are there for a long time as well as all the people around them. They need to train, to eat, to go out. There ought to be something in it for everyone. On that particular point, my experience has been a bonus.
fighting player creating
The most skillful is Thierry Henry, he has impressed me the most. He's played a great tournament(Euro '00). He has the pace of Anelka, and the sense of Trezeguet. He's got something that no French player has ever had. He can do everything: from scoring goals, to giving assists, crossing and creating space for other players, and he fights for every ball. I've never see a player in France like him
differences maradona platini
What differences were there between Maradona and Platini?
player generations messi
Messi is the great player of this generation, like there were great players in other generations.
getting-older aging clock
In any case, you can't turn back the clock.
team competition finals
The team which I led to the 1992 European Championship Finals is the only one in the history of the entire competition to have won every single one of its qualifying matches.
ideas personality looks
When I follow the finals of the European Cups, I look at all the aspects surrounding protocol, to get some ideas. I am interested in personalities, sponsors and the stands. But as soon as the whistle goes, it's all on the pitch.
years two world
If a FIFA World Cup tournament had been held every year between 1982 and 1986, France would have won two or three.
world clubs juventus
I began by playing for the biggest club in the Lorraine region, went on to the biggest club in France and ended up with the biggest in the world.
soccer sports games
It is a game before a product, a sport before a market, a show before a business.