French - Athlete | June 21, 1955 -
In any case, you can't turn back the clock.
Michel Patini
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We arrived in Argentina with a lot of injured players, including our goalkeeper. Also we were unlucky to be drawn in the same group as the two tournament favourites Italy and Argentina.
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Consequently, I won just about everything I set out to win, everything bar the World Cup, of course. But even now, I don't regret that, because I was part of a team which twice reached the semi-finals.
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I gave everything in my career so I have no regrets at all.
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At Euro '92 itself, we bowed out to the eventual winners, Denmark, in our final group match.
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At times like that it's difficult to remember what's at stake, that history is in the making. As a player you feel so cut off sometimes, it can be tough... Which is why it is an enormous advantage to play at home.
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During such a competition players are there for a long time as well as all the people around them. They need to train, to eat, to go out. There ought to be something in it for everyone. On that particular point, my experience has been a bonus.
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For me football is more about making the right pass at the right time.
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For me, football is just a game, not a drama.
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I was never a prisoner to my footballing status.
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I was playing the best football of my career at the time, finishing top scorer in Italy three year's running. There were other good players around but I think I was the best at that time.
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I was the classic midfield organiser who could also score goals.
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