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born 1976 France
Patrick Paul Vieira (born June 23, 1976) is a professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of the Senegal national team. Born in Senegal, Vieira represented France at international level.
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I had good people around me who gave me the platform to learn and to make mistakes and today to be at Palace with belief and confidence in my ability to be a good manager.
In the end, all parties are happy with the agreement we've reached. Leaving Arsenal was a difficult decision, but I'm happy with it.
We have to give opportunities to people of colour.
It has been a really difficult period on and off the pitch.
We need to be given more opportunities to show that we are as good as anybody else.
There is a lack of opportunity there. There is a lack of connection from black players to connect ourselves a little bit more with people who are making the decisions.
When you are looking at the top five leagues in the world and you're looking at the number of black coaches you have in the first or second division, it is not enough.
We are as good as anybody else. And we need to have no more or less opportunity than anybody else.
I spoke a lot with Brian Marwood and he made me understand that having the career I had as a player wasn't enough.
I don't know if they need to get players [in January], I just really believe that they need to get a bit more together. I don't write them off. They can surprise so many teams and, even if they don't do what they expect to do in the championship, they can in the Champions League.
I can leave with my head held high. I gave my best in every training session and every match, and I'm leaving shaking hands with Arsene Wenger and Mr. Dein, and that's very important to me.
I don't think Arsenal lost on the true talent but, by losing these five players, they lost a lot of experience. And of course, at the high level, people don't have the patience. The only thing that counts is the result.
When you look at the talent of Flamini and the talent of the new Brazilian guy [in midfield], Denilson, it's not the difference, He is really talented but maybe he needs more time to express himself. He needs to learn more because the more you play, the better you will be.