Sometimes you're not sure about a player. Sometimes you doubt. Sometimes you have to guess. Sometimes you just know.

Critics have always questioned whether players like Pele from the 50s could play today. Lionel Messi could play in the 1950s and the present day, as could Di Stefano, Pele, Maradona, Cruyff because they are all great players. Lionel Messi without question fits into that category.

Hard work will always overcome natural talent when natural talent does not work hard enough.

When an Italian tells me it's pasta on the plate, I check under the sauce to make sure.

I don't like losing but I've mellowed. I maybe have a short fuse but it goes away quicker now.

To not apologize for the behavior of the players to another manager is unthinkable. It's a disgrace, but I don't expect Wenger to ever apologize...he's that type of person.

The philosophy of a lot of European teams, even in home matches, is not to give a goal away.