Young players need freedom of expression to develop as creative players... they should be encouraged to try skills without fear of failure.

The real revelation of a player's character is not in his social life but in how he plays. In my social life I can hide my real personality.

I do not think about the national team too much because footballistically it is not of too much interest.

I believe I do my job the way I have to do it.

Work on your strong points because they are what made you.

When you're dealing with someone who only has a pair of underpants on, if you take his underpants off, he has nothing left - he's naked. You're better off trying to find him a pair of trousers to complement him rather than change him.

Sometimes now, when I watch continental games on television, I'm a bit bored. I ask, 'where is the intensity?'