He has been named as the heir apparent of the great Argentine hero, Diego Maradona, by journalists, players, and Maradona himself, alike. I'd personally put him in a drawer of my bedside table.

George Best was one of the most talented players of all time and probably the best footballer who never made it to a major world final.

No one wanted to fall back behind so both teams wated for a mistake from the other.

The trouble for today's footballers is they have too many distractions. We used to get our old players coming to watch training with football magazines in their hands. Now, more often than not, they are checking the share prices.

We should not compare humans to God, but Messi is a godly player.

The most important thing however is the money. What use would it be to us, to have a a mighty stadium but a useless team, because we couldn't afford anything better?

You have to sometimes shoot from the second row, that's all football. So you have to be a bit more flexible.