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‘FOR ENGLAND - IT WILL BE THE NEXT WORLD CUP IN RUSSIA’ SAYS LAUREUS ACADEMY MEMBER MARCEL DESAILLY IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ON LAUREUS.COM

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Laureus World Sports Academy Member Marcel Desailly, World Cup winner with the great French team of 1998 and former Chelsea star, has given an exclusive interview to Laureus.com, previewing the 2014 World Cup and assessing the chances of many of the leading teams, including England.

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Among Marcel Desailly’s comments are:

  • England have potential and they have some good young players, but I do not think anyone is expecting them to win the World Cup. We are always expecting them to do something, but we have been disappointed in past World Cups in Germany and South Africa.

  • England do not have individual players who can make the difference. It will depend on the collective play of the team, good young players who fit in and the cleverness of your coaches.  Otherwise, England will not go to the final stages.  I think even Belgium have a better potential to go to the final stage than England, on their individual capacity.

  • Yes, there is Gerrard, yes, there is Lampard, the old guys are there strong on their feet. We love them, but is it going to be enough?  I’m not sure. 

  • Young players do not have that experience to handle a game in the group stage or in the final stages of the World Cup.  It looks like, for the World Cup, it will not be in Brazil, it will be the next one, in Russia, for England.  Honestly, they are now building up their players and their team to win the World Cup in the future. 

  • I am very pleased to be a Laureus Academy Member, using sport to help children to integrate into society or to develop their skills in their life and in sport. I have been lucky to go to Kenya, Ghana and Uganda and it gives me motivation to continue to help kids in difficult environments. Sport allows kids to be better human beings and better friends.

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