You can have the top stars to bring the attention, you can have the best stadium, you can have the best facilities, you can have the most beautiful project in terms of marketing and all this kind of thing. But if you don't win... All the work these people are doing is forgotten.

The way I use to develop an aerobic condition is three against three, man to man, in a square 20 metres by 20.

I intend to give my best, to improve things and to create the football team in relation to my image and my football philosophy. I'm not a defender of old or new football managers. I believe in good ones and bad ones, those that achieve success and those that don't. Please don't call me arrogant, but I'm European champion and I think I'm a special one.

Brendan's chihuahua doesn't do that. During the week it sleeps, eats and trains a little bit. So I have to say his chihuahua is a privileged one.

Sometimes you see beautiful people with no brains. Sometimes you have ugly people who are intelligent, like scientists.

Drogba is a fighter. He is the kind of player I would say 'With you I could go to every war.'

You have to work hard AND well. There are a lot of people who work hard but not well.