Lacazette: Loved the atmosphere of the derby, and the English fans respected the players more than the French fans

On January 25, Arsenal striker Lacazette was interviewed on the club's official website today about his derby experience.

Lacazette said: "When I was still in Lyon, it was a derby with Saint-Etienne. I still remember a game with them, it was an away game, my family watched my game as usual, we won the game, after the game I went to the audience to find my family, but obviously the home fans didn't like it. One of the Saint-Etienne fans was obviously very angry, he greeted me and then greeted my mom, but they didn't realize that my mom was on the side, listening to what they were saying. My brother was there, and he was strong. My mom was scared because she was very angry when she saw my brother. Finally my dad calmed the matter. ”

"But that's what happened with the Lyon and Saint-Etienne derby, like Arsenal and Tottenham, but I admit I love the tense atmosphere of the game. I had that kind of nemesis when I was in academy, and we would compete with them three or four times a year, so I knew from a very young age that you needed to win every derby. I remember when we lost once in our youth training and were punished the next day after training. We ran longer distances, which shows the importance of the race. ”

"I've watched a lot of games and I now have to watch the French league, the Spanish league and of course the Premier League. Sometimes I also watch the German league and the Italian league. As a kid I always wanted to watch the game, but it was hard because a lot of the games were in the middle of the night and I had to go to class the next day. I remember my first game was Lyon against Strasbourg, when I was nine or ten years old and I remember a lot of goals at that time. ”

"When I came to Arsenal, I wanted to get to know the meaning of the derby as soon as possible, the importance of these games. For me, the biggest difference between the North London derby and the Lyon derby over Saint-Etienne is that I don't know what the visiting fans want to say to me. I guess it's not a very good thing, I feel like I can understand 20% and I'm not going to be affected because I can't understand what they're saying, I don't know which family member they want to greet me. In France I could understand their threats, but it was also part of the game and if there was no bad part, it wouldn't be a derby. In football you need derby. ”

"Premier League fans are not the same as Ligue 1 fans, I would say premier league fans respect the players more. You also see what the French fans are like, the fans are crazy, it looks like they have no limits, in France they are very desperate to see the team win, I would say that is the main difference with the English fans. Even if England fans want to threaten you, they won't go too far as French fans do. I think it's not just football, it's also social. ”

in Justin