Alexandre Lacazette Quotes

The referee will now keep track of the time on the field and the shootouts have finally been banned.

Contrary to what the fans may think, you don't just show up, wear a striped shirt and a whistle on Friday night.

I love everything about football.

The human element should be the two players on the court, not the officials. The best officials are the ones you never notice. The nature of the game made officials too noticeable a part.

Cameroon is a football country - children are born playing football.

I love football.

There is less fighting in the game than we had years ago. I mean, we penalize it.

Sometimes you get players who are faster than you or who can trick you with some skill. Sometimes you make the foul.

Me, I like playing in England.

There could probably be a penalty called on every single play. So the refs have a tough job.

Our sport was founded on the tournament.

I don't dive. I'm not a player who dives.

If you watch me play, you'll see how often I get kicked. I don't go off the pitch and cut myself to act like I've been kicked.

Penalties are part of the game.

As far as the fouls go, we are not going to rely on anyone else to make the calls for us.

In football, contact is normal, especially in England.

Football is a game. Don't get me wrong - there is money and other things in it, too - but it's still only a game.

I am here to change anything. I'm here to adapt. The critieria between a yellow and red card. What is a foul and what is not.

At the end of the day, it's 11 men versus 11 on the pitch.

Sometimes the opponents deserve a red card, but instead, they carry on playing with 11 men. So you also have to be more lucky in the future.

What happens in the Premier League is that when they arrive in the area, they punish you.

I see a lot of fouls on Messi, and he's not the type to overreact.

I want to play. I want to be on the pitch.

The background looks like a lot of red cards.

You are pushed to behave differently here, you don't really have a choice. If you cheat you have no chance of being admired. Even your own supporters will dislike you. So what do you do? Well, the way is not to be stupid, but not to cheat either. If there is a foul, you have to fall. I call it 'helping the referee to make a decision'. That's not cheating.