He has experience, physical potential and pace that nobody else has, ... He has the ingredients that altogether give [the England manager] Sven[-Goran Eriksson] something to consider.

I think in England you eat too much sugar and meat and not enough vegetables.

In some ways England is more liberal than France, but I also find it more intrusive. But when you go abroad you have to accept the ways of where you live. I have to respect that.

English players are as easy to coach. The problem is that the Premier League has the best players in the world, and statistically not all of them can be born in England. But we don't have enough English players: we are working very hard on it.

The best football players in the world still earn very little money compared to people who really earn money.

Young players need freedom of expression to develop as creative players... they should be encouraged to try skills without fear of failure.