Choose the best player for every position, and you'll end up not with a strong XI, but with 11 strong 1's.

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

Every advantage has its disadvantage.

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

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.

He deserves ten out of ten for doing what he does. He is a sensation, but still he can improve. He must know when to move the ball on quickly and when to try the impossible mission. When he learns this, he won't win a single Golden Ball, but an entire collection.

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.