To play well, you need good players, but a good player almost always has the problem of a lack of efficiency. He always wants to do things prettier than strictly necessary.

Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple.

YOU NEED BOTH QUALITY AND RESULTS. RESULTS WITHOUT QUALITY IS BORING; QUALITY WITHOUT RESULTS IS MEANINGLESS.

I can be a new Di Stefano, but I can't be a new Pelé. He is the one that goes beyond the limits of logic.

For the world of football, Messi is a treasure because he is role model for children around the world.

He has been outstanding. [Manuel] Neuer is an extraordinary goalkeeper, who would deserve to win it.

I always threw the ball in, because then if I got the ball back, I was the only player unmarked.