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We were the best team in the world: European champions in 1984, we qualified without a hitch and 86 was to be the swan s
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"We were the best team in the world: European champions in 1984, we qualified without a hitch and 86 was to be the swan song for a very experienced side"

- Michel Patini

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This quote by Michel Patini is describing the French football group in the mid-1980s. In 1984, the French group won the European Championship, and they received the 1986 World Cup without any trouble. This quote recommends that the group was really skilled and that the 1986 World Cup was to be their last significant competition together. It is a testament to the group's success that they had the ability to win the European Championship and get approved for the World Cup with such ease. The quote also indicates that the group was the very best on the planet at the time, which is an exceptional achievement. The quote is a tip of the group's success and a tip of the legacy they left behind.

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This quote is written / told by Michel Patini. He/she was a famous author. The author also have 22 other quotes.

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