In my teams, the goalie is the first attacker, and the striker the first defender.

I look at Messi, and he makes me laugh. A beautiful footballer who is still like a kid. A world superstar, but still a kid. Innocent, you know. He just plays.

Speed is often confused with insight. When I start running earlier than the others, I appear faster.

If you have the ball, you must make the field as big as possible, and if you don't have the ball, you must make it as small as possible.

Football is a simple game. It's just very hard to play it simple.

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.

Footballers from the street are more important than trained coaches.