Quotes from Frank Rijkaard

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.

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.

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.

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.

You always need to have the highest respect for your opponents. If you see them fighting, you know you have to give something extra.

You have to score one goal more than your opponents. 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.

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.

Ronaldinho is another special player, probably amongst the most talented players I have worked with. At Barcelona, he was outstanding.

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

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.

I think that every manager who starts work with a team has the best expectations and is giving all he's got to improve immediately.

Leo's goals are works of art.