For a while, you could decide when you loan the player out whether he plays against you or not, and I always decided that he could play against us. But I must say I didn't get any protection from the media because when the player I loaned out scored against us, it's 'aaahhh, look at him, stupid...'

I believe the target of anything in life should be to do it so well that it becomes an art. When you read some books they are fantastic, the writer touches something in you that you know you would not have brought out of yourself. He makes you discover something interesting in your life. If you are living like an animal, what is the point of living? What makes daily life interesting is that we try to transform it to something that is close to art.

If you buy a man who is half dead, everybody may be happy off the field, but on the field you'll have major problems

The best football players in the world still earn very little money compared to people who really earn money.

A manager is a guide. He takes a group of people and says, 'With you I can make us a success; I can show you the way.'

If you want to win a horse race, you need your horse to be 100%.

If I left I would feel a deserter - like the guy who walks away from the army once there is a war. I am highly committed to this club. I love what I do here and love the spirit of the team.