I guess I am more like a vice-captain now, |
I have talked about that in the past. I am here to talk about the game. |
I know that maybe I wasn't at my best over the last two years but each time my form has dipped I've been capable of pulling myself back up again, ... The biggest difference I've noticed here so far is the pressure, the expectations on you. I think that is good for me. |
I would never play in England in another shirt other than Arsenal's. |
I'm really confident about this season as we have a great squad here, with great team spirit and fantastic talent. I really believe we'll go from strength to strength. |
Ireland and Switzerland are two teams who play good football, |
It is a big disappointment for me to miss those games in what is a very important week for the club, |
It is exciting because Keane is someone I really respect. He is one of the best players in his position so it should be a nice One v One. |
It's his bad knee so we will see how he is in the morning. |
It's normal that people expect more from the French team, |
Naturally, I'm delighted to have scored but the most important thing was that we won, ... We played the perfect match, controlling the result from start to finish. |
The ties that I have here were too strong to break. |
The two yellows were very severe, ... What was important was the three points. |
The two yellows were very severe. What was important was the three points. |
They are a side who have improved a lot recently. They have a couple of good players who are capable of making a difference. |