Football is simple but the hardest thing to do is play simple football.

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

Every advantage has its disadvantage.

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

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.

The most difficult thing about an easy match is to make a weak opponent play bad football.

There are very few players who know what to do when they're not marked. So sometimes you tell a player: that attacker is very good, but don't mark him.