Robert Pires
Robert Pires
Robert Emmanuel Pirèsis a retired French footballer...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth29 October 1973
CityReims, France
beckham given match proved save
If Beckham had scored the match would have been over. There was no way for us to come back, ... The save proved that we were still in the game, that we had not given it up.
great spain spanish team
They are a great team and I like Spain and the Spanish league.
croatia players playing space stop
Croatia will not give us any space and will try to stop us playing our game. We must find a way to adapt, but we have the players to do that,
brag colors defending gentle
We will say nothing to them, we will not brag about it. It's not our style, ... They were defending their colors and we were defending ours. It will be kind and gentle in training.
act generation guide huge
We have a new generation with huge potential. If I can act as a guide it will be with pleasure.
defensive maybe
Maybe we should play in a more defensive manner,
caught eye players
What caught everyone's eye was to see the other players completely liberated,
defensive eight opponents players playing seven side
All our opponents are now playing the same way. They opt for a very defensive set-up with seven or eight players packed on their side of the pitch,
few looks words
There were a few words and a few looks at each other on the pitch, but not much was said.
leaves room
This leaves very little room for our strikers to show their skill.
cup difficult european public tournament understand
This is the European Championship here. This tournament is even more difficult than the World Cup finals. It's frustrating that the public doesn't understand this.
ball catch tackled
I tackled to get the ball but he didn't. He made the tackle to catch me and he did.
liked pleased remind
I will remind him of that one for sure, ... I was pleased with that, I liked it very much.
personal problem
He has a big problem in his personal life.