Football is about having the best offensive play possible. I always like to play offensive football, and nobody will convince me otherwise.

If you play on possession, you don't have to defend, because there's only one ball

The difference between right and wrong is often not more than five metres.

Before I make a mistake, I don't make that mistake.

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.

What is speed? The sports press often confuses speed with insight. See, if I start running slightly earlier than someone else, I seem faster.

However good an English team is, they will always have an additional advantage. It is that European players know that their English opponents will come at them in the belief they will win, and they can always be guaranteed never to stop fighting. They have a natural aggression that they are born with. If it ever goes, English football will lose its most valuable dimension.