When the players think you are strong and that you trust them, it helps them to have a good attitude.

A great pianist doesn't run around the piano or do push ups with his fingers. To be great, he plays the piano. ...being a footballer is not about running, push-ups or physical work generally. The best way to be a great footballer is to play.

Yes, Manchester United are the best team in England, but you have to ask how good has the Premier League been since I left? If I was at a top club in England I think the title race might have been a lot closer this year.

But the most important part of everything is to be happy.

Everybody was waiting for Chelsea not to win every game and one day when we lose there will be a holiday in the country. But we are ready for that.

The only way to stop Messi is to double mark him. One player to stay on him and the other to help out.

It's a pity we can't play in two or three days as I like to play straight away after a bad game