What is your favourite restaurant in Montreal?
I would say The Tour de Ville at the top of the Delta hotel. I really like the concept of a high restaurant that rotates and the food is very good.
What do you eat before a game?
The day prior to a game I eat pasta with red meat. Then on gameday, I eat pasta again but with chicken or any white meat.
According to you, Montreal is a great place for its…
Its beauty, its conviviality, its culture, the kindness of its people. In Montreal, you are never bored because there is always something to do.
What is the car of your dreams?
A black or white Lamborghini
What is the travel destination of your dreams?
I know it will sound funny but I would really like to go into space
What is a perfect day for you?
My profession offers me a lot of free time so I try to spend time with my wife and my daughter. I know that after my career it won’t be the same. However, I think that the perfect day is when something unpredictable and positive happens.
If you can choose a holiday gift to offer yourself today, what would it be?
A 3D Television
If you could play in any stadium in the world, which one would it be?
There are a lot of stadiums I would like to play in such as the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, the Emirates Stadium in London or Camp Nou in Barcelona. But the most beautiful stadium I had the chance to play in was San Siro in Milan.
If you were playing in a 2 vs 2 tournament, who would you want as a teammate?
Everybody would like to play with Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi or Ronaldinho and it is true that I would gain real pleasure playing on their side but I would rather choose a good friend whom I have confidence in and who would give it their all to win.
What is the best show you’ve ever attended?
The birth of my daughter. It was a moment impossible to describe and a show that I will never forget.
STOPPAGE TIME: PHILIPPE’S TOP 10 ON HIS MP3 PLAYER
- Lollipop - Lil Wayne
- All my life - KCI & JOJO
- Daddy’s little girl - Frankie J
- Right side of my brain - Dream
- Mama - Dream
- She got her own - Jamie Foxx
- Gibberish - Ryan Leslie
- Alive - Black Eyed Peas
- Fallen Angel - Chris Brown
- Brand new – Drake
Next player: Reda Agourram
