Manager

It is a contact sport. Being tough is also part of the game.

Football has changed just like life in general has changed.

I worked hard at it, because I find being a coach a great and interesting job.

I like that about the English people. They are sharp.

Messi is the best player in the world. If he wins a World Cup, he will be the best player ever.

We play to win.

I can train players and talk about football. But losing as a manager was so painful, I couldn't live with it.

I think it's strange to change the turf three days before a match.

Rooney is the man.

The defenders, they get all psyched up to play against me. I know it means a lot to them if they can keep me from scoring.

Arsenal have the most amazing stadium, they have a style of play, they have a beautiful shirt - in every way I consider Arsenal as the ultimate football club.

Football should be a pleasure.

Lewandowski reminds me a bit of me. I was a bit of a mix of him and Ronaldo. I also understood playing with the others and I could give assists.

They abolished the off-side rule in field hockey and there were no problems.

Johann was one of the greatest players in the history of the game. He could do everything. I'm not at that level. I'm more of a classic attacker, a penalty-area player. And after a while, I realized that this was how I could best help my team.

My first dream as a young boy was to be a gymnast and my first memory of football is of watching Ajax win the European Cup in 1971. It was a time when a great philosophy was being developed at Ajax, making rounded players who were there as a complete team rather than as 11 individuals.

I think my gymnastic background helped a great deal with my agility when I took up football seriously.

From the bottom of my heart I can honestly say that it is always nice to see Milan play.

As a manager you have to be positive to your guys, as a father to his sons, and that was one thing I really didn't have.

If you can score a lot of goals in Italy, you can do it in the Champions League as well.