I don't know what I would have done had I not become a footballer. I've always wanted to do that, even when my family would try to stop me playing football so that I went to school.
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I need to work hard at training to become more clinical in front of goal.
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Arsenal are the team that have left the biggest mark on me, without a doubt.
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Arsenal is a team that needs good footballers and leaders on the field.
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The academy at Abidjan was my school of education. At 16, they sent me the boots and jersey with my name on the back. You can imagine how I felt: in the clouds.
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Whatever player Arsene picks to play for Arsenal, I respect that and so should the fans.
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Critics and criticism are part of the game and I've not been affected by it.
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When you get to a club and things are not going well, it's not easy to live.
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During the holidays, professional players would come and say hello to us in the academy and that really made you want to be a professional. When you saw what great conditions they lived in, it gave you even more desire.
