1. How have you spent the last few days?

I had lots of rest. I had been ill the week before the international break and I really felt I needed a rest so I just went home and spent the time with my wife and family. I feel great now and all my health niggles have gone.

2. Did you watch the Australia-France game?

I watched the last quarter of an hour because it was shown at 9 o clock in the morning and I wasn't out of bed. I see that Duggarry wss injured and it looked fairly competitive.

3. While you were in Montpellier, certain Newcastle players were in Spain. Have you heard anything about the trip?

No, not really. It was just a rest break really. They stayed in the hotel where we stayed with PSG earlier in the year. A lot of the team play golf so they could have some fun and relax.

4. Why weren't you there?

The manager gave me the choice. He said, "Laurent, you can come with us or spend time with your family - it's up to you". So I chose the latter option.

5. What happened in training on Saturday?

I didn't come back on Saturday as my son was ill and he couldn't fly so I came back on Sunday night and started training yesterday morning.

6. What have you been doing in training?

A lot of fitness work, on and off the ball and I've spent a lot of time in the gym, yesterday afternoon and after the full session this morning. We have worked very hard.

7. What about tomorrow?

It's a day off tomorrow but we'll be working for the Fulham game on Thursday.

-- Anonymous, November 13, 2001

Answers

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-- Anonymous, November 13, 2001

Alta vista translation...

With different the matches international which was held the last week, you benefitted from it to spend a few days to Montpellier. How did you occupy your spare time? I rested much. As j.avais be quite sick the previous week, j.ai really felt the need to make a station-wagon. I thus remained quietly at home, with my children and my wife. Aujourd.hui, I feel in full form. The small pips of health are forgotten.

Did you follow the match Australia-France? J.ai considering only the end of the match. Approximately, j.ai of looking at the last quarter d.heure, at the bottom of my bed. As the match passed to tele to 9 hours, I n.étais yet not raised. Learned J.ai that Dugarry had been wounded and on what j.ai considering, c.était rather committed.

During that time, certain players of Newcastle were in Spain. Did you have echoes of the training course? Not, not really. I know just that c.était a training course of recovery. They were in Jerez, in l.hôtel where we had remained this year with the PSG. Like there are many golfeurs in l.équipe, they could s.amuser a little bit.

Why n.y weren't you? C.est l.entrainor which m.a left the choice. It m.a known as: " Laurent, you do what you want. Either you come with us, or you master keys of time with your family. " And j.ai selected the second solution.

How s.est last the resumption of l.entraînement last Saturday? Finally, I not taken again n.ai Saturday. My son suffered d.une double otitis and it could not take l.avion under these conditions. We thus re-entered Sunday evening and j.ai D-attacked l.entraînement yesterday morning.

And then, do you qu.avez makes? One works very, very hard. We make physique enormously the morning, with and without balloon. J.ai made of the musculation yesterday afternoon and j.ai given that aujourd.hui at the end of the morning.

Which is your program for tomorrow? We are at rest because we have provided large efforts for Monday. From Thursday, l.équipe should installation and we leave Friday in Fulham. Hello, at Thursday.

-- Anonymous, November 13, 2001

The Lad must be a bit tired after making a station wagon over the weekend.

-- Anonymous, November 13, 2001

Mastering the keys of time?

Is there any innuendo in there or is it just the beer?

-- Anonymous, November 13, 2001

We make physique enormously the morning, with and without balloon.

Must have been feeling himself well again.

-- Anonymous, November 13, 2001

He wants to watch out dispensing with balloons like that or he'll be in for more sleepless nights. There's something in the water up here, you only have to leave your trousers on the end of the bed...

-- Anonymous, November 13, 2001

The Alta-vista translation sound a bit like the poetry of Cantona....

-- Anonymous, November 14, 2001