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Leo's goals are works of art.
Africa has produced some good players.
We win together, and we lose together.
Ronaldinho is very happy at Barcelona.
I'm not a guy who believes in revenge.
It is always a shame when players are injured.
Deco, it was a pleasure to have worked with you.
Losing against rivals is always a blow to the morale.
The national team means you have the nation behind it.
It's impossible to be more of a footballer than Messi.
In the end, every coach wants the same - that's to win.
It's always the losers who are complaining about a result.
My aim is to get the team to work hard and stay strong together.
A team like Barcelona always has targets, and that's quite normal.
I see a lot of fouls on Messi, and he's not the type to overreact.
Short-termism is no good: plans must be carried through to the end.
Once Celtic got their equaliser, they played a sort of anti-football.
If you want to come out of a sad moment, you have to work really hard.
No person is the same, and so you can't treat each player identically.
When a parent has two children, it is difficult to pick one favourite.
I have no desire to be 60 years old and standing on the side of the pitch.
When it's a clash between two big teams, you know your players will concentrate.
I am completely uninterested in playing beautiful football if the team doesn't win.
I was once in charge of the Dutch team - and then I was introduced to club football!
You have to score one goal more than your opponents. That's the most important thing.
We can be confident about our qualities, but the qualities need something to come out.
Pavarotti is not judged on how he sings in the shower. People wait until he gets on stage.
Every manager feels a responsibility to his board of directors and the public and the players.
Generally speaking, I think that Frank Lampard is one of the best players in international football.
One thing was crystal clear to me: if you're centre-back, you first of all have to perform your task.
Once he's on the run, Messi is unstoppable. He's the only player who can change direction at such a pace.
Before we talk about stylish performance, we need to think about winning. That's the most important thing.
Most of the clubs who have had success against Barcelona have relied on a highly organised and disciplined defence.
I had a lot of success, of course, but whatever was achieved was due to a group effort on the part of all the players.
We have to remember, Mourinho worked at Barcelona. He has good memories of Barcelona. The club did well when he was here.
There is a part of football I would describe as 'serious' and one part I would describe as more 'playful,' i.e. more technical.
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.
You see a lot of managers who are working and yet are already talking about other countries and other teams. But that's not for me.
You always need to have the highest respect for your opponents. If you see them fighting, you know you have to give something extra.
Ronaldinho is another special player, probably amongst the most talented players I have worked with. At Barcelona, he was outstanding.
There are coaches with habits you don't like, and you tell yourself, 'I don't want to be like that.' But there's no one way to success.
It's my belief that Barcelona are successful because they have a number of youth teams alongside the first team. They are where it begins.
I made Edgar Davids vice-captain. Nothing to do with colour, just because he was playing excellently and because he lives like an athlete.
Success is built on organisation, determination, and experience, not to mention following the regulations, so of course it's no easy matter.
The situation with Anders Frisk is clear: he was threatened by the supporters of Chelsea, and he retired because he was in fear. This is serious.
I'm grateful for everything I have achieved in football, but now I'd rather do other things, go and watch games and enjoy discussing them afterwards.
Without a doubt, it is easier to produce a defensive soccer team, because it does not need you to have talent for it but simply to be well organised.
I can't fault my players. We created a lot of chances but we missed out on a victory because of the woodwork and goalkeeper Bonano, who did very well.
Mourinho follows his personality - staying close to his own way - he chooses that, and he has been very successful with it. I can only have respect for that.
He was always brilliant, but when Pep Guardiola started to use him as a 'false' No. 9, he got even better. It's impossible to be more of a footballer than Messi.