« Son record ne va pas forcément durer très longtemps, non. Mais on ne parle pas de ça. Je sais à quel point ce record représente un accomplissement à ses yeux. »
« Tant qu’il est meilleur buteur de notre sélection, il faut le rappeler, parler de lui et non de ceux qui sont susceptibles de le rattraper. »
« C’est une légende de l’équipe de France. Souvent décriée, pourtant. Mais c’est le meilleur buteur de l’histoire de notre sélection. Point. À 37 ans, il est toujours là. Il ne lâche pas. Il n’a jamais rien lâché, de toute façon. Il est toujours venu arracher ce qui lui était dû. Je n’ai que du respect pour Oliv’. Il essaie de partager son expérience au maximum. C’est le papa de l’équipe. Il a l’âge d’être le père de Warren ! C’est dingue. C’est sa dernière compétition donc on va essayer de lui en faire profiter. »
His record is not necessarily going to last very long, no. But we don't talk about that. I know how much this record represents an accomplishment to him.
As long as he is the top scorer of our national team, we must remind it to him, talk about him and not about the people who are likely to catch up to him.
He's a legend of the France team. Often criticized, though. But he is the top scorer in the history of our national team. Point. At 37 years old, he is still there. He doesn't give up. He never gave up, anyway. He always came to obtain what was due to him. I have nothing but respect for Oliv'. He tries to share his experience as much as possible. He's the dad of the team. He is old enough to be Warren's father! That's crazy. It's his last competition so we'll try to make him enjoy it.