Frank Rijkaard

We have to remember, Mourinho worked at Barcelona. He has good memories of Barcelona. The club did well when he was here.

Players are sometimes sad, sometimes happy during their sporting career.

If someone is quite tall, the people will sing songs about his height. We don't have to overreact. You just have to do your job.

He's an incredible person. Messi is not simply a uniquely talented footballer. He's also strong mentally, very bright, and exceptionally dedicated to his job. Personally speaking, I enjoy watching him play, and I'm deeply proud of him and what he has achieved. Quite simply, he's the best.

I have a great deal of respect for Sir Alex Ferguson. He has done a great job. Without any doubt, he is one of the best and most influential around. He is the embodiment of football.

A team like Barcelona always has targets, and that's quite normal.

You have to score one goal more than your opponents. That's the most important thing.

After your career, you go to matches, and you see so many unnecessary goals because a person is just looking where the ball is and not his opponent. Well, a ball alone has never scored a goal.

The goal is always to win.

Before we talk about stylish performance, we need to think about winning. That's the most important thing.

One thing was crystal clear to me: if you're centre-back, you first of all have to perform your task.

As a young centre-back at Ajax, I played with Wim Jansen, and of course you learn a huge amount. I made some mistakes, because we Dutchmen want to solve situations by playing football. So we look at the ball, try to judge where it will come.