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Quotes of the week

Matthew Gatward
Friday 10 October 1997 23:02 BST
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He's always got an Italian-English phrase book with him when he's reading. Mind you, that's for him to stand on. Graeme Le Saux on his Chelsea team-mate, Gianfranco Zola.

Two weeks before the game I'll stop talking to you. And a week before I'll start kicking you. Zola to Le Saux in the build-up to tonight's game in Rome.

I'll have a hell of a job not leaping up if he scores. Tony Banks, Sports Minister and Chelsea fan, on Zola.

Christian Dailly - sounds like a Salvation Army newspaper. Alan Parry, Sky Sports commentator on the Derby defender.

If he was in Star Trek, he'd be the best player of whichever solar system they were in. Ian Wright on his Arsenal team-mate Dennis Bergkamp.

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