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The Dutch public always wants to see a team that is trying to be dominant, trying to play attractive football, and after that, hopefully, a team that is winning.
Frank Rijkaard / Football Manager
Attractive
Dutch
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The differences between the top teams in Euro 2000 are so minimal that I think you have to be very clever in defence and stop your opponents getting opportunities.
Frank Rijkaard / Football Manager
Clever
Defence
Differences
Euro
Opponents
Minimal
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Mourinho is very intelligent; he knows what he's doing. He has the right to act like he wants to act, and he's very successful with it, so who am I to criticise him?
Frank Rijkaard / Football Manager
Criticise
Intelligent
Who Am I
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Someone said that my coaching is a combination of Milan's defensive discipline and the Dutch propensity for attacking football, and I think that is a fair description.
Frank Rijkaard / Football Manager
Attacking
Combination
Description
Discipline
Dutch
Milan
Propensity
Defensive
Fair
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It is very tough to beat an English team. The type of football they play is only in the Premier League. They defend as though their lives depend on it. And they are very successful.
Frank Rijkaard / Football Manager
Premier League
Defend
Depend
Premier
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From the moment Messi was introduced, we all knew he was a unique talent. I remember Deco and Ronaldinho immediately realised how special he was, and they took him under their wing.
Frank Rijkaard / Football Manager
Messi
Realised
Introduced
Wing
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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.
Frank Rijkaard / Football Manager
Alex
Embodiment
Ferguson
Influential
Best Respect Great
Great Deal
Sir
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With every coach you work with, you learn something. Then, at the end of your career, when you become a trainer, you take something from every coach that you think is useful for you.
Frank Rijkaard / Football Manager
Work End Your
Trainer
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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.
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Unnecessary
Just Looking
Matches
Opponent
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When you are a coach, you are watching how the team is positioning itself on the field - if your team is in possession of the ball, you are already anticipating what could happen if you lose the ball.
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Anticipating
Positioning
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As a player, you are more concerned with the moments when you have possession of the ball or are about to receive the ball. You are watching your team-mates and trying to decide what the possibilities are.
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Possession
Receive
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Manchester United is a world-famous club, and yet if you say, 'Manchester United,' then immediately you think of Sir Alex Ferguson. To have achieved so much and have so much importance at such a big club is extremely rare.
Frank Rijkaard / Football Manager
Ferguson
Manchester
Manchester United
Achieved
Rare
Sir
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I think we deserved to get through and I congratulate the players. We said before the game that nothing was decided and that we had to play a good team which is very dangerous. We did well and we didn't give away many chances.
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Player
Team
Thinking
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The evolution of football has seen a reduction in the space between the teams. It is therefore important for the modern footballer to react and be quicker than in the past, because there is more happening in the restricted space.
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Reduction
Quicker
React
Restricted
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All the big clubs set their goals. We have to do that because it is necessary to explain to the fans. But this does not mean I am thinking only of the final results. The work you are doing every day with the team is often more important.
Frank Rijkaard / Football Manager
Clubs
Work Thinking Day
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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.
Frank Rijkaard / Football Manager
Amount
Judge
Mistakes
Ball
Huge Amount
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It's normal that if you are working with a lot of people, then you have a lot of different mentalities and characters. You have the serious guy, and you have the one who is always complaining and the one who is always talking. Everyone is different.
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Complaining
Normal
Serious
People Always Everyone
People Always Serious
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Dennis is something special. We are talking a lot about exciting football, and Dennis Bergkamp, I think, started with attractive football a long time ago. He was one of these players. A lot of the things he did as a football player you can compare to art.
Frank Rijkaard / Football Manager
Attractive
Compare
Football Player
Long Time Ago
Something Special
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At Barcelona, I was exposed to talent. You had Ronaldinho, who was a marvel to watch. Deco is skilful and talented. Then there are players like Xavi, a good and hardworking man who gave his all. Iniesta is another. Then the name of Messi will come up in that list.
Frank Rijkaard / Football Manager
Barcelona
Exposed
Hardworking
Messi
Talent
Talented
Gave
List
Marvel
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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.
Frank Rijkaard / Football Manager
Dedicated
Messi
Achieved
Mentally
Bright
Exceptionally
Uniquely
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It would not be honest if I did a review, because I've worked with Leo Messi, whom I consider the best player I've seen. I cannot comment or compare with Cristiano Ronaldo because I have not worked with him. That is not to say that I do not have as much respect for Cristiano as a footballer.
Frank Rijkaard / Football Manager
Comment
Compare
Messi
Leo
Review
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We did everything we could to win this game on a tricky pitch. We created a lot of opportunities but between the posts and Bonano, we failed to find the goal. We did well but we let a victory slip from our grasp. I still think we are carrying on where we left off last season and you saw a team that was working for 90 minutes. We showed off our talent but just couldn't get a goal.
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Opportunity
Team
Thinking
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