Quotes from Gianfranco Zola

Some players mature at 18. Others at 28.

If you want to learn how to paint, go to Caravaggio.

Pep is an extraordinary coach.

Sometimes you need to get bored but when you get bored you persist in what you're doing and you get better.

Eden is the type of player who can make a big difference when he comes on, even for 20 minutes.

It's not easy to make big players bond together.

I have had downfalls in my career but I always knew I was going to bounce back.

The day you feel like you don't have anything to prove, it's better you go to the beach and stay there and take in the sunshine.

Jorginho is not a player that has a lot of physicality and mobility but he is very intelligent and is always in the right place. If you have someone who can help him, he can make a big difference. It's just about getting the best out of him.

If someone can make a team champions, it is Tevez.

Chelsea is in my heart and I was so proud to achieve so much for the club.

People expect a lot from the number nine at Chelsea. They expect a lot of goals and good performances.

I think Ancelotti really likes London and he likes the way football is played over here. That doesn't surprise me because, after Italy, if you come here, you really enjoy the culture.

People think because I'm a nice person I'm a weak person. But I don't think being nice means you don't know how to take tough decisions.

It is obviously pleasing to see your name associated with La Nazionale.

Maradona? You couldn't match him, but you could learn a lot from him. I did not play much, but I did learn plenty from him at Napoli. He was the best striker in the world and I was so lucky to have played with him. Some of the things he used to do you couldn't even dream about. It was absurd.

Playing football is one thing, but coaching is another.

The concern is that when you are playing against a team that has a lot of quality you know that you can work hard for a long time and then in a second they can produce some quality necessary to score a goal.

With Jorginho it depends what type of football you want to play. If you want to play possession where you have the ball all the time and you play a lot of passes, there are not many as good as him around. If you ask Jorginho to cover 50 metres of pitch in width and get all the balls back, it's going to be difficult.

Football can be played in different ways and the more ways you know, the better you will be. If you know only one way, you're limiting your possibilities.

I look back to the 1980s and 1990s, when Italian teams dominated Europe. They had maybe three players from abroad, but they were the best players in the world. That was perfect, because there was always the possibility for young Italian players to get in the team.

I'm not an enemy of formations and tactics because they are important - but you get to the point where the whole system loses balance.

English football is evolving. It's no longer the game it used to be. Apart from the larger quantities of money which make it more attractive to foreign stars, the mentality is also different - everybody looks to win games no matter what, even if it means taking risks.

A pianist practices for up to 10 hours a day. Then, when he takes to the stage, you see the harmony. Having such an elegant touch is a natural gift, but it's the daily training which allows you to perform that miracle and create feeling, even if you were born tone-deaf.