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Quotes by Claude Makelele

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What? We can't beat Arsenal? My team-mates were insecure and that shocked me, I had come from Real Madrid where I won everything.
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I'm desperate to get to another World Cup and I feel ready for the battle.
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I decided to return because of Zidane. One day Zizou called me and asked if I'd be prepared to play for France again. I just laughed because I thought it was a wind up.
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There aren't many players around who can organise the game from in front of the defence. You have to be fast, work hard and know how to read the game.
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Learning from the best is easy and it isn't just footballers, coaches should also learn.
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I know I want to be at the top level one day when I am prepared for it.
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When one shows good leadership, good mentality and is a team-mate, all the others follow him, 100 per cent.
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The Greeks play very well on the counter,
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Now a good team plays to make it difficult for me. A player comes for me and stays with me when I bring the ball forward to give it to a midfielder or striker. It is my job but it is difficult sometimes in the match.
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Some people may have expected us to drop points at Liverpool or get beaten. We didn't do that, we won emphatically in the end which sends out a statement. A lot of talk comes when you're the champions. I remember back to Man United and Arsenal winning the league and people do have a go when you're top. The art of it is to be strong enough to use that to motivate and we did that. We showed our character and our strength.
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