That's the difficulty with free-kicks, as you get one, maybe two, and that's why it's tough. You have to score.
I don't blame Le Havre. Back then, I wasn't an easy person to handle. I was always one of the first to mess around. So there were a lot of reasons why my adventure stopped at that point.
I still try to treat football as a game even if there are now other considerations at stake, especially economic ones.
I try to put on a show while being effective because the spectators come to be entertained by beautiful play.
Many players in the French squad play in the Premier League or have played in the Premier League, so I knew about the level.
There were times when I didn't think I would even be at the European Championship. so to be walking off the field, having scored the winning goal in front of our home fans, just got too much for me.
My managers understood that when I sulk, they talk to me. It's a way for me to be heard.
Not everybody has the chance to grow up on an island.
I think that with West Ham, it was more complicated for me. It happened naturally; there was urgency to leave West Ham.
Obviously, when the results aren't going your way, it's difficult to find too much joy in the matches.
When I am happy on the pitch, it's because everything is going well off it.
When it's complicated at family level, that can stop you from being at ease in your job.
I'm living a boyhood dream.
I don't have to justify my behaviour.
The level here in England is much higher than in France.
I played for four different clubs in France; I played for Marseille, which is one of the biggest clubs.
