Quotes by Mikael Silvestre

“Maybe we are relaxing too much in defense. At international level you get punished.”

“I hope the French fans will be ready because I know the Irish will be, ... Its a long road to the (2006) World Cup and we will need support all along the way.”

“Our fans will have to be present in numbers on Saturday,”

“A third of the public will be supporting the visitors. Its just amazing.”

“Its not when you are world champions that you need supporters,”

“Im aware that a match against Ireland doesnt have the appeal of one against Brazil. But if we want to play Brazil again we first have to beat Ireland. We cant skip steps.”

“It would be a big thrill to play against him, ... It is my country versus his country, and I know how proud Roy is to play for Ireland.”

“He is proud of his roots. We talked together a lot about his misadventure in the 2002 World Cup, ... Roy is an incredible player.”

“I play for Manchester United. I dont need the coach to explain my role to me, ... Its my duty to go to the younger players in the team and help them along.”

“They play the ball up quickly to the strikers, and are very solid, ... Its important to get a good result in France as its very hard to win over there (in Ireland).”