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. Michel Patini Read Quote
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. Michel Patini Read Quote
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. Michel Patini Read Quote
The match against Brazil was football at its best. Both sides had opportunities to win the game. Michel Patini Read Quote
At Euro ’92 itself, we bowed out to the eventual winners, Denmark, in our final group match. Michel Patini Read Quote
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. Michel Patini Read Quote
