Some funny quotes from the article about his stay in France. "So did the nonchalant Valderrama have the right stuff for the modern European game? “Carlos had his qualities and his faults: above all he was good on the ball. But he wasn’t great at chasing back to defend the way you are expected to in the European game. He wasn’t defensive enough!” is how Stéphane Paille sums up his ex-team-mate. President Nicollin adds: “He kept the ball a lot because he could! Either you’re a class act or you’re not. Carlos was all class…It’s true he didn’t chase back to defend a great deal but his passing skills were sublime. That’s why we had him in there.” The final word goes to Laurent Blanc: “In the fast and furious European game he wasn’t always at his ease. He was a natural exponent of ‘toque’, keeping the ball moving. But he was so gifted that we could give him the ball when we didn’t know what else to do with it knowing he wouldn’t lose it… and often he would do things that most of us only dream about!”