Quotes from Ronald Koeman

I think it's normal that you will lose players if you don't play every season in the Champions League, because that's the intention for every player to be part of that.

If you don't have that ambition you start to be sloppy and that is not what I like to be.

Daley Blind, Georginio Wijnaldum and Kevin Strootman too. They are examples of how you should behave as a top player.

I know myself that I am a manager who really gives young players a chance when they deserve it.

I see differences in how I like to work with young players and how I like to give young players a chance maybe more than English managers.

I like young players when they are still open to learn and behave normally, not driving a Porsche after three matches in the first team.

I know English football people say you have to look out for young players, that maybe they can play 15 or 20 games but not more. They are afraid. I am not afraid to put young players in. I am not afraid but maybe they are.

It is all about the talents of the young players. If they have the talent you have to give an opportunity. If they don't have the talent then, OK, you have to look elsewhere.

I've coached in Holland, Portugal and Spain and not only won trophies each time, but taken sides to the latter stages of the Champions League.

Everything would have been different for Barcelona without Messi.

When I was a player it was not normal that I would cook at home but now that I have more time, I do sometimes. I like it, I like to cook and maybe sometime I would like to have some lessons.

I was not happy when we lost Morgan Schneiderlin, Nat Clyne and other players of that quality at Southampton.

From what I saw in Spain and Germany most of the teams drop back and then they have all of the time to build up and have the movements. In the Premier League it is more physical and about set plays. It is more difficult.

I played with Romario. Sometimes you think he's sleeping, then in one split second he's scoring. It's a big quality. That means a lot of concentration for defenders. He's always fast, always on the line of sight. That's his best quality.

When I spoke to Everton, the plan, the project, the history of the club was interesting. If I didn't see ambition in Everton I wouldn't come to Everton and that's maybe a good message to all of the players.

If I get the chance to coach Netherlands, I would like to take that chance.

Becoming Netherlands coach could be a nice end to my career.

That's the nicest part of football; you can't do everything to stop a player.

When you build the house, you don't start with the roof.

Normally I keep criticism of my players inside but sometimes people need to know what the manager is thinking.

The entire world knows what I have with Barcelona and what Barcelona have with Ronald Koeman, so if I could become Barcelona coach one day, I would be delighted.

We have to respect the opponents but we also have to believe in ourselves.

If anyone has to overtake me, I'm glad that it is Messi.

Depay walks around like he has won 10 European Cups. This attitude... what's it all about?