I find it terrible when talents are rejected based on computer stats. Based on the criteria at Ajax now I would have been rejected. When I was 15, I couldn't kick a ball 15 meters with my left and maybe 20 with my right. My qualities technique and vision, are not detectable by a computer.

Surviving the first round is never my aim. Ideally, I'd be in one group with Brazil, Argentina and Germany. Then I'd have lost two rivals after the first round. That's how I think. Idealisitic.

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

When you're playing against a team that has two great central defenders, the best option is to play without a striker.

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.

There’s only one moment in which you can arrive in time. If you’re not there, you’re either too early or too late.