When I arrive at the gates of Heaven the Good Lord will ask ‘what did you do in your life?’ I will respond ‘I tried to win football matches.’ He will say: ‘Are you certain that’s all?’ But, well, that’s the story of my life.

When you look at people who are successful, you will find that they aren't the people who are motivated, but have consistency in their motivation.

I have been accused of not taking seriously the FA Cup on Saturday ... I have won four times the FA Cup. Who has won it more? Give me one name.

I am, of course, delighted but there was never any doubt about Sol staying.

I am not against being pragmatic, because it is pragmatic to make a good pass, not a bad one. If I have the ball, what do I do with it? Could anybody argue that a bad solution like just kicking it away is pragmatic just because, sometimes, it works by accident?

Sol has experience, pace and physical power, which nobody else has together.

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.