You train far more in France than in England. Here, we still see football as a game. Football is a job. There is still the mentality where training is at 11, you come in at 10:30, and when it is finished, you leave straight away. Patrick Vieira More Quotes by Patrick Vieira More Quotes From Patrick Vieira I would never play in England in another shirt other than Arsenal's. Patrick Vieira shirtsenglandplay It's normal that people expect more from the French team. Patrick Vieira normalteampeople Thierry is the best striker in the world. By far he's the best in the world. Thierry doesn't just score goals. Even when he's not having a good day he can make an important pass. He is a strong character. If things go wrong, he bounces straight back. His effect on the club is very big. Patrick Vieira strongfootballcharacter The ties that I have here were too strong to break. Patrick Vieira breaktiesstrong We know that if someone is in a better position than you to score, you have to give him the ball. Patrick Vieira someonebetterknowyou 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. I think if I'm where I am today, it's because of him. Patrick Vieira i-ameyesyoutoday I'm a good listener, and I take into consideration everything people tell me, but at the same time, I believe my eyes as well as the experience I had as a player. So players who underperform? There has to be a reason why... my job is for them to perform. Patrick Vieira eyesgoodmetime In my time at Arsenal, we had a really good balance. We had players who were fast, players who were really strong physically, and players who were really creative. When you look at the generation of Arsenal at the moment, they may be playing better football than we used to, but they win less than we used to - so, where's the balance? Patrick Vieira goodmomenttimefootball I wasn't ready to manage straight away. You have a few players who stopped and managed a first team straight away and were successful, and then there are the other ones who take different pathways. And I think what was important for me was to understand what I really wanted to do. Patrick Vieira thinkmeyouteam When you're in youth development, you have to develop players - win or come in second. But the job where I am and the reality of our industry is to win to be successful, and that is what I have to do. I have to be successful, and I want to be successful, so we'll do everything we can do to win. Patrick Vieira i-amjobyouyouth I'm passionate about the job. I'm really excited. I'm really determined. Patrick Vieira aboutjobexcitedpassionate When you are 14, 15, 16, you can train every day in France, and sometimes you can train twice a day. Patrick Vieira every-daydayyousometimes
