LISTENING to Arsenal's French players giving their comments after their historic record breaking match on Saturday, I was struck by the fluency and grace of their comments. Intelligent thoughts, elegantly expressed in impeccable English.

And I wondered if English footballers playing foreign teams would be as good.

Then David Beckham playing for Real Madrid was sent off for swearing in Spanish at a linesman. Don't know about intelligence, grace or elegance, he apparently called him "a son of a bitch".

Ah well, at least he was fluent...