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Benoît Assou-Ekotto: 'I play for the money. Football's not my passion'

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    #46
    It's not ......most footballers we know play for the money ....... my point is were all aware of this .....didn't think he needed to go public on the matter ....... not as if he came out and said am playing for free or giving half my money away ....... tbh this is my final say on this ......Footballers are always pushing for more money we know that......

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      #47
      Originally posted by Bender View Post
      Simple keep your mouth shut......what's he telling us we don't already know
      So again, what is the problem?

      He said he gives his all in training and on the pitch.

      I don't see the problem.
      Oh I don't know.

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        #48
        like i said earlier ......am not saying anymore

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          #49
          Originally posted by Bender View Post
          like i said earlier ......am not saying anymore
          Ah, taking your own advice I see.
          Oh I don't know.

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            #50
            Originally posted by dom9 View Post
            Ah, taking your own advice I see.
            Not really .....but some on this topic have said the player has said nothing wrong others have said he should have kept his mouth shut .......this is where i will leave it.

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              #51
              Originally posted by Bender View Post
              Not really .....but some on this topic have said the player has said nothing wrong others have said he should have kept his mouth shut .......this is where i will leave it.
              If only you could, but you can't let it lie. It's really got you for some reason...
              Oh I don't know.

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                #52
                Originally posted by dom9 View Post
                If only you could, but you can't let it lie. It's really got you for some reason...
                Expect an angry PM any minute now

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                  #53
                  As I said before, I don't really understand why some get upset by the fact that footballers are employees and as other 90% of them the pay check is a factor upon deciding your workplace.

                  But that said, and somewhat in defence of Bender, I don't see the point of stating it in public - it's not like everybody else that's employed somewhere needs to go out and state it. In fact it would most likely create a bad atmosphere around the work place, where other values than money might actually play a factor.

                  But let's face it only a handfull of individuals are so connected to their club/work place today that money does not become a factor. In our own team I could point to 3 players currently and that is Carra, Gerrard and Pepe, out of a squad of around 30 players.

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                    #54
                    He looked quality tonight, I wouldn't mind having a mercenary like him at left back

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                      #55
                      Originally posted by Norbert Dentressangle View Post
                      He looked quality tonight, I wouldn't mind having a mercenary like him at left back
                      "Its not about the long ball or the short ball, its about the right ball." Bob Paisley

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                        #56
                        He's alright. He'll get found out if they progress in the CL.
                        Thanks very much for being ‘This Mornings’ Farmer’

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                          #57
                          Originally posted by Shaggy View Post
                          He's alright. He'll get found out if they progress in the CL.
                          I reckon he could do alright mate. He has bags of pace which will get him out of trouble if he's caught out of position.

                          A very much improved player. He's got a super understanding with Bale down the left.

                          Imagine them two players playing down our left, make a massive difference.

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                            #58
                            i would love to see the question asked by the interviewer. People are making it out as if he sought out the press to tell them how much he loves the money. I can only imagine he was asked a question about whether he is in it for the money or for the game, and he asnwered truthfully, i see nothing wrong with that. I think it would be a completely different situation if he went to the press... but i just dont think it happened like that
                            96 Never Forgotten

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