Marcel Desailly

Footballer

1968-09-07

Quotes by Marcel Desailly

• Maxime Bossis was the complete defender. Great agility, and with his long legs he was speedy, very quick. Strong physically when he needed to be, he also knew how to step up, bring the ball forward, even though he never had the midfield background like Laurent Blanc. I was lucky enough to play alongside Max at Nantes for a year.

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• Henry was perhaps more appreciated in England - I think he was a little underrated in France - but Thierry had everything you would want from a forward. He was so speedy, making it tough for us defenders to intervene. And he had such lucidity in front of goal. The famous side-foot finish he made his trademark was a thing of joy.

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• Playing football helped me to gain self-discipline, confidence, negotiation skills, teamwork and leadership.

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• I am glad to learn UNICEF considers sport an important part of education.

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