Jacques Santini Quotes (14 Quotes)

Players of that standard are always asking themselves questions, ... This is because they want to be excellent all the time.

The French group is caught up in these contradictory opinions, some of them surprising as they come from the inside, and has been weakened before this exciting and crucial competition -- Euro 2004,

They will be just as hard to play as the English, ... Our players have a big respect for Croatia. They are technically refined and able to make the difference with an individual gesture.

Does he need to score a hat-trick in every match ... Does he need to get the ball from the half-way line and dribble past everyone

It was a strange game, all the best chances came from similar situations and all the goals came from set pieces. We got the victory and I congratulate my players. But it took two teams to make it a great match.

Marcel needs maybe two or three training sessions to be operational for 90 minutes, but he has not abandoned the idea of playing (in the competition).

Croatia is very strong. Technically they are good, ... But we can always give that something extra to find a solution no matter the opponent.

This match will help me as a reference for the future, ... To play a match of this caliber, the fact that Eriksson trusted him for the match and thinks he is god enough, shows he can play at the top level.

Some people are expecting us to win all our matches by two or three goals because we are the title holders. This cannot happen.

Our credibility suffered from that heavy defeat.

There were recruitment problems. Perhaps it had not been thought through at the start who was going to deal with recruitment. I thought it was me.

We did not wait until he went to Manchester United to have an eye on him, ... He and Peguy can seize the opportunity to show they are more than replacement solutions...

It's exactly what he did yesterday and Fabien was ready for it,

The first few minutes of tomorrow's game are crucial, ... The decision is based on a couple of training sessions, looking at vivacity and speed.